Title
Steam Boiler Explosion, 1903
Subject
Explosions
Description
This Tuscaloosa News photo shows the steam boiler owned by Tuscaloosa Light and Ice Company. It exploded and traveled from its location on 4th Street between 22nd and 23rd avenues to the top of the Friedman-Rosenau store building located at Greensboro Avenue and Broad Street (now University Boulevard) where Tuscaloosa's iconic bank building stands today. On one was hurt, but it did cause a lot of excitement and damage was done to nearby businesses.
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Publisher
Tuscaloosa News
Date
1903
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Magazine
Identifier
2533
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph