wnp36.03264

Howard near 1st

September 23, 1925

Excavations undermined a wall of the Phillips & Van Orden Co. printing plant at 511 Howard, causing it to collapse and fill the excavation with debris and large rolls of paper intended for telephone directories. A worker, August Vallat, was trapped underneath the steam shovel at lower right for several hours, but was rescued with only slight injuries. [511 Howard St. dpwbook35 dpw9982]

Howard near 1st
Location

505 Howard St, 94105

Keywords
Artifact
  • Citation: DPW Horace Chaffee
  • Date Added: June 21, 2017
  • Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Rights

Downloadable: Yes