RPPC Minnesota Hotel Fire Detroit (Detroit Lakes) MN 1915 Real Photo Disaster For Sale

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RPPC Minnesota Hotel Fire Detroit (Detroit Lakes) MN 1915 Real Photo Disaster:
$34.99

RPPC Minnesota Hotel Fire Detroit (Detroit Lakes) MN 1915 Real Photo Disaster

A dramatic 1915 real photo postcard capturing the Minnesota Hotel fully engulfed in flames and smoke as a crowd of hatted onlookers watches from the street in Detroit, Minnesota (renamed Detroit Lakes in 1926). The negative is titled 'Minn. Hotel Detroit Minn.' and credited 'Horak 6-23-15.'

Real photo postcard (RPPC) of the Minnesota Hotel ablaze, June 23, 1915
Location captioned in the negative: Detroit, Minnesota (now Detroit Lakes)
Active-fire disaster scene with billowing smoke and a street full of spectators
Photographer credit 'Horak' with date 6-23-15 in the image
Divided-back postcard, unposted but with a long pencil message describing the fire
Message notes the 'old fire trap burned to the ground in about 30 min.'

Condition

Real photo postcard with a lengthy pencil message on the reverse; front is clean and sharp with strong contrast. Light age toning to the back, minor edge/corner wear. In-caption negative title 'Minn. Hotel Detroit Minn.' with photographer credit 'Horak 6-23-15.'

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