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Acquisition Note: Source: Mrs. Barton Baldwin by donation.
Preferred Citation: 1918 Monticello Hotel Fire Photographs, MSS 0000-594, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Scope and Contents: Seven 1918 photographs of the Monticello Hotel and adjacent buildings during the fire on January 1 and aftermath. Some photographs feature a fire truck with attached fire ladder covered in icicles in front of the building. Identifiable building signs include Norfolk County Farms and Monticello Hotel Barber Shop.