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From the Hills and Kilns, A Newsletter of the East Liverpool Historical Society, June 2010 Vol. XXIX No.2, President's Report by Tomothy R. Brookes.
We received an interesting donation recently when one of my clients dropped off an old photo album from circa 1910-1920. It was apparently owned by an East Liverpool fireman and includes group shots of the men, the fire station and their very new motorized equipment. There are also shots of various fires including what turned out to be photos of the aftermath of the Adamant Porcelain fire in 1918. Set by an unbalanced arsonist, the Adamant fire resulted in the deaths of two workers. The culprit burned two plants but was caught while attempting to do the same at the Thomas Pottery. I had written an article on the topic back in the early 80's but found it very difficult to find illustrations, finally settling for an aerial view of the West End and a portrait of one of the victims.
Thanks to the new donation, we now have photos of the burned out plant, the arsonist himself and a very macabre photo of the charred remains of one of the fatalities. The moral of the story, folks, is never throw away old photos.
Adamant Pottery fire picture.
Adamant Pottery fire picture.
Adamant Pottery afterwards picture.
Adamant Pottery afterwards picture.
Adamant Pottery afterwards picture.
Willis Payne , the arsonist.
The very charred body of one of the victims, probably David Mumaw.
Adamant Pottery afterwards picture.
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