Black and white photograph of the Wells- Higman Basket Factory fire - burning building, sign says "fruit packages, H. Burr". 4 firemen with hose, in 1950.
The Masonic building on the SE corner of Front and Union streets. The wagon has a load of fruit baskets headed for old Mission peninsula. (The baskets may have come from the Wells-Higman Basket factory.) The left man on the top of the load was Earl…
Fire at the former Wells Higman Basket Factory at 8th and Wellington streets. Shown in image are three firemen using a hose to spray down the fire, in an attempt to put it out. Most of the roof and top story are gone, and the building is engulfed in…