Spectators at the Richfield Oil Fire, Saco, 1953

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Spectators at the Richfield Oil Fire, Saco, 1953

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Spectators including school students watch the blaze and smoke cloud from the Richfield Oil fire in Saco in 1953. The firemen fought the fire for about two hours until the flames were finally calmed. They couldn't say what caused the blaze.

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  • Title: Spectators at the Richfield Oil Fire, Saco, 1953
  • Creator: C. W. Williams
  • Creation Date: 1953-03-12
  • Subject Date: 1953-03-12
  • Location: Saco, York County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 9.2 cm
  • Local Code: 525J
  • Object Type: Image

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Dyer Library/Saco Museum
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