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Inspection by Fire Examiner
Identifier
clinicdisaster29
Title
Inspection by Fire Examiner
Subject
Cleveland Clinic Disaster
Disasters
Fires
Hospitals
Description
The Cleveland Clinic fire of May 15, 1929 is believed to have been caused by poisonous gases produced from x-ray film and an exposed light bulb. The disaster claimed the lives of 123 people, including Clinic patients, employees and visitors.
Location Depicted
Cleveland (Ohio)
Time Period
Reform and Challenges: 1900-1929
Date Original
1929
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8x10 in.
Collection
Cleveland Press
Collection Homepage
http://www.clevelandmemory.org/press/
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Copyright
http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/
Format
jpeg
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Repository Homepage
http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/SpecColl/
Digital Publisher
Cleveland Memory Project
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Entry
http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CCD
Further Reading
http://scholar.csuohio.edu/search/a?a
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