Inferno in Mid-Air
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Image Details
- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Finnegan Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 1941
- Region:
- New York, United States
- Description:
- Black and white photograph showing smoke and flames shooting into the air from an exploded oil tank in Wellsville, New York; image likely appeared in a Richmond, Virginia newspaper. Inscription: Stamped __"Jul 20 1938" __Verso ||Stamped __"Associated Press Photo" __Verso Geographic Description: Wellsville, NY
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Georeference Details
- By:
- John Pole
- Date:
- Aug 28, 2026
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- Low
- Validations:
- 0
- Notes:
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Location is approximate. Fire is in Wellsville, NY, and was probably at the Sinclair oil field which was "a mile or so away" from the city.
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Aug 28, 2026 11:11 AM
42.140595, -77.971025
Low Confidence
0 validations
Location is approximate. Fire is in Wellsville, NY, and was probably at the Sinclair oil field which was "a mile or so away" from the city.