Campus fire - Tillinghast Hall in flames, December 10, 1924

Title:: Campus fire - Tillinghast Hall in flames, December 10, 1924
Description:: Crowds watch the fire engulfing the dormitory building Tillinghast Hall from the south side of Grove Street.
Date:: 1924
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Location:: Bridgewater State University, Maxwell Library
Archives & Special Collections
Collection (local):: Bridgewater State University Historical Photographs
Subjects:: Teachers colleges
Educational facilities
Fires
State Normal School (Bridgewater, Mass.)
Places:: Massachusetts > Plymouth (county) > Bridgewater
Extent:: 1 photographic print on mount : b&w ; photograph 14 x 18 cm., mount 21 x 26 cm.
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Notes:: The December 10, 1924 fire was the most severe crisis in the Normal School’s history. On-lookers saw Tillinghast Hall and the brick Normal School building, as well as the smaller old Woodward Hall, engulfed in flames. The other campus buildings, nearby homes, and the Unitarian Church were all in danger of catching fire. Though three buildings were completely destroyed, no lives were lost.
Notes (exhibitions):: Digital item is part of “$1,000,000 Blaze at Bridgewater”: A Campus Transformed
Identifier:: VMC003-231