Front:
DOUGLAS STARCH WORKS, EXPLOSION AND FIRE
MAY 22. 1919, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
COPYRIGHT. WILLIAM BAYLIS
13669
Back:
BY WILLIAM BAYLIS, LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, 515 THIRD AVE.
PUB.
This is a reproduction of one of ten
photographs made before and imme-
iately following the terrific explosion
and fire that destroyed the Douglas
Starch Works at 6:30 P. M. May 22,
1919, the first picture being taken
about 20 minutes after the explosion.
Hundreds of plate glass windows
in the business district were entirely
demolished, houses near the plant
were badly wrecked and windows
blown in.
About 40 men lost their
lives in this catastrophe.
The ten original photographs (5x7)
William Baylis will be
mailed to you upon receipt of price,
25c each.
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