UUS_P0430.xml Guide to the Old Main Fire photograph collection1983 Old Main Fire photograph collection Finding aid/Register created by Jordan Truex Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
©2012 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Daniel Davis, 2012 June 13 Finding aid encoded in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Overview of the Collection UUS_P0430 Old Main Fire photograph collection 1983 Utah State University. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
1 box .25 linear feet On December 19, 1983, an overheated ballast in a fluorescent light on the third floor started a fire in the north wing of the Old Main building. This fire caused extensive damage to the third floor and burned off part of the roof. The decision was made to rebuild the north wing as it had originally been built and after extensive renovation it (along with the west wing which was damaged by water) opened in the fall of 1985. Material in English

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Initial Citation: USU_P0430; Old Main fire photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0430, USUSCA.

 Historical Note

On December 19, 1983, an overheated ballast in a fluorescent light on the third floor started a fire in the north wing of the Old Main building. This fire caused extensive damage to the third floor and burned off part of the roof. The decision was made to rebuild the north wing as it had originally been built and after extensive renovation it (along with the west wing which was damaged by water) opened in the fall of 1985.

This collection consists of 153 slides of the Old Main fire including the firefighters, bystanders and their reaction to the fire, the damage the fire created, emergency vehicles, and USU students and staff.

 Old Main (Logan, Utah)--Fire, 1983--Slides. College buildings--Fires and fire prevention--Utah--Logan--Slides. Fire fighters--Utah--Logan--Slides. Photography of fires. Images Colleges and Universities 1 1 1-001 Blank Slide 1983 1 1 1-002 Old Main with crane 1983 1 1 1-003 Firefighters spraying water on Old Main 1983 1 1 1-004 Firefighters getting ladders ready 1983 1 1 1-005 Fire crews spraying fire 1983 1 1 1-006 Old Main, crane/ladder with firefighters spraying top of the building 1983 1 1 1-007 USU police car in front of smoking Old Main 1983 1 1 1-008 Left-front view of smoking Old Main 1983 1 1 1-009 Quad view of Old Main with Sherriff’s car in front 1983 1 1 1-010 Smoking Old Main 1983 1 1 1-011 Quad view of Old Main wit Sherriff’s car in front 1983 1 1 1-012 Firefighter 1983 1 1 1-013 North view of smoking Old Main tower with USU police car 1983 1 1 1-014 Fire crews spraying front of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-015 Old Main fire being sprayed by firemen 1983 1 1 1-016 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-017 Fireman on top of old main, roof crumbled 1983 1 1 1-018 Spraying water onto the building from the North side 1983 1 1 1-019 Bystanders in front of a fire truck 1983 1 1 1-020 Northwest view of Old Main fire with emergency vehicles 1983 1 1 1-021 Old Main Tower 1983 1 1 1-022 Old Main Tower 1983 1 1 1-023 Firefighter and bystanders 1983 1 1 1-024 Firefighter and volunteers spraying North tower 1983 1 1 1-025 Fire crews hoisting ladder 1983 1 1 1-026 Bystanders watching from the Quad 1983 1 1 1-027 Two firemen climbing ladder above Northeast corridor of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-028 View of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-029 Bystanders watching 1983 1 1 1-030 Blazing fire with fire crews 1983 1 1 1-031 Fire crews 1983 1 1 1-032 Firefighter in basket ready to be lifted up 1983 1 1 1-033 Firefighter in basket ready to be lifted up with fire crews 1983 1 1 1-034 View of Old Main with firefighter near fire hydrant 1983 1 1 1-035 Bystanders watching with yellow fire truck in the background 1983 1 1 1-036 Hoisted firefighter in basket spraying fire from the top; Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-037 Smoky Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-038 Smoky Old Main with firefighters in the foreground 1983 1 1 1-039 Emergency vehicles with smoky Old Main 1983 1 1 1-040 Bystanders taking photographs 1983 1 1 1-041 View between Northeast tower and top of the North corridor smoking 1983 1 1 1-042 Firefighter 1983 1 1 1-043 Firefighter 1983 1 1 1-044 Fire crews spraying North corridor of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-045 Smoky Old Main with emergency vehicles 1983 1 1 1-046 Bystanders, new reporter, police vehicles 1983 1 1 1-047 Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-048 Bystanders, yellow fire truck, view of Quad 1983 1 1 1-049 Bystanders, yellow fire truck, view of Quad 1983 1 1 1-050 Fire crew members with tanks/extinguishers 1983 1 1 1-051 Photographer/videographer with fire crews in background 1983 1 1 1-052 Crowds bringing items out of building 1983 1 1 1-053 North view of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-054 Firemen and truck 1983 1 1 1-055 Men with sandbags and firemen on stairs 1983 1 1 1-056 Fire crews spraying building 1983 1 1 1-057 Fireman spraying Old Main – sitting in the snow 1983 1 1 1-057 Fireman spraying Old Main – sitting in the snow 1983 1 1 1-058 Fireman turning dials on truck hoses 1983 1 1 1-059 Fire crews spraying building 1983 1 1 1-060 Corridor inside Old Main 1983 1 1 1-061 Classroom – showing floor damage 1983 1 1 1-062 Classroom – showing ceiling damage 1983 1 1 1-063 Hallway with hoses and mops 1983 1 1 1-064 Hallway with hoses and mops 1983 1 1 1-065 Furniture being brought out of building 1983 1 1 1-066 Classroom – ceiling damage 1983 1 1 1-067 Damage in corner showing pipes, heater, and floor 1983 1 1 1-068 Audio equipment in classroom 1983 1 1 1-069 Office 1983 1 1 1-070 Office 1983 1 1 1-071 Filing cabinets 1983 1 1 1-072 Doorway to office area 1983 1 1 1-073 Classroom – damage to hardwood floors 1983 1 1 1-074 People walking into building with vacuum cylinders 1983 1 1 1-075 People walking into building with vacuum cylinders 1983 1 1 1-076 People walking in and out of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-077 Damage – walls inside Old Main 1983 1 1 1-078 Classroom with wet floor 1983 1 1 1-079 Crowd pushing furniture 1983 1 1 1-080 Two women with lamp 1983 1 1 1-081 Classroom - projector and bookshelf 1983 1 1 1-082 Outer roof damage 1983 1 1 1-083 Damaged electronics 1983 1 1 1-084 Classroom damage - damaged electronics 1983 1 1 1-085 Damage – Office and computer 1983 1 1 1-086 Damage - Floor 1983 1 1 1-087 Man carrying books, people inside Old Main after the fire 1983 1 1 1-088 People walking through Old Main hallways after the fire 1983 1 1 1-089 People carrying materials out of building 1983 1 1 1-090 Stairwell 1983 1 1 1-091 Hallway 1983 1 1 1-092 Hallway 1983 1 1 1-093 Classroom – water damage 1983 1 1 1-094 Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-095 North East side of Old Main, fire blazing, fire fighter on ladder 1983 1 1 1-096 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-097 Fire crews getting hoses 1983 1 1 1-098 Fireman on ladder fighter fire 1983 1 1 1-099 Men unloading dirt into sandbags from truck 1983 1 1 1-100 View of Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-101 Fire crews with emergency vehicles 1983 1 1 1-102 Fireman hooking hoses up to fire extinguisher 1983 1 1 1-103 Quad view of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-104 Northeast view of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-105 Man in bucket being raise to top of Old Main tower 1983 1 1 1-106 Fireman changing hose pressure 1983 1 1 1-107 Two men filling sandbags 1983 1 1 1-108 Old Main North tower smoking 1983 1 1 1-109 Man carrying sandbag 1983 1 1 1-110 Man standing outside 1983 1 1 1-111 Indoor damage 1983 1 1 1-112 Damage to outer wall 1983 1 1 1-113 Old Main reconstruction – roof view 1983 1 1 1-114 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-115 Top of the Northeast tower of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-116 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-117 NE tower and fire crews 1983 1 1 1-118 Fireman fighting fire from outer stairwell of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-119 Firemen on roof 1983 1 1 1-120 Indoor corridor 1983 1 1 1-121 Indoor corridor 1983 1 1 1-122 Firefighters spraying water on the East side of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-123 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-124 Firefighters taking a doughnut break 1983 1 1 1-125 Reporters and videographer interviewing police chief 1983 1 1 1-126 Fire crews by truck 1983 1 1 1-127 Smoke damage on exterior of building 1983 1 1 1-128 Fire hoses 1983 1 1 1-129 People walking out of the building 1983 1 1 1-130 Firefighter on ladder – damaged roof, fire blazing 1983 1 1 1-131 Fire crews and vehicles 1983 1 1 1-132 Northeast view of old main tower 1983 1 1 1-133 Firefighter bent over taking a break 1983 1 1 1-134 Firefighter grabbing hose 1983 1 1 1-135 Fireman on ladder going to the roof 1983 1 1 1-136 Old Main, crews spraying Northeast tower 1983 1 1 1-137 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-138 Southern view of smoky Old Main 1983 1 1 1-139 Bystanders – coming in and out of building 1983 1 1 1-140 Smoke and fire 1983 1 1 1-141 Fire truck and firefighters hooking hoses up to the fire hydrant 1983 1 1 1-142 Firefighter on ladder fighting fire 1983 1 1 1-143 Old Main with Sheriff’s car in foreground 1983 1 1 1-144 Smoking Northeast tower of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-145 North tower of Old Main 1983 1 1 1-146 Front view of Old Main with bystanders 1983 1 1 1-147 Firefighter turning fire hydrant on 1983 1 1 1-148 Man in bucket fighting fire 1983 1 1 1-149 Emergency vehicles 1983 1 1 1-150 Smoky tower being blasted with water 1983 1 1 1-151 Firefighter 1983 1 1 1-152 Bystanders 1983 1 1 1-153 Emergency vehicles, Old Main, True Aggie {A} in foreground 1983