Berkley Fire 1922 On the afternoon of Thursday, 13 April 1922, a fire began at the Tunis Lumber Company, on the Berkley waterfront of the Elizabeth River. The high wind that day spread the fire quickly northward, destroying more than 200 homes and businesses, two churches, a knitting mill and several boats. By the time the fire was contained that evening, 500 families were homeless and at least a third of the Berkley community was in ruins. The pictures and captions in this display appeared in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot on 14 and 15 April 1922. Photos by staff photographer Charles Borjes. 1 Pages - 10 Files Found

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Small Child Escapes Berkley Fire 1922 Safe but still scared... a small child perched for safe-keeping upon a dresser rescued from the flames. Size : 141.65Kb Hits : 2081 Rating : Berkley Fire 1922 - Refugees Happy though homeless -- and entertaining guests. This was the only shelter the family had the night after the fire. Many of the refugees were fed and taken in by neighbors. Size : 169.12Kb Hits : 2433 Rating : Berkley Fire 1922 - Tent City Tent City, ready for refugees made homeless by the fire. Size : 152.54Kb Hits : 2067 Rating : N/A Berkley Fire 1922 Picture of desolation in the burned area of Berkley. Size : 155.99Kb Hits : 1957 Rating : N/A Berkley Fire 1922 One of the vessels that burned at the Tunis Lumber Company docks. Size : 142.66Kb Hits : 1740 Rating : Berkley Fire 1922 Burning buildings with salvaged chairs, pillows, and household items scattered outside. Size : 157.19Kb Hits : 2630 Rating : Berkley Fire 1922 Fire leaves a trail of wrecked homes. Size : 162.55Kb Hits : 1594 Rating : N/A Berkley Fire 1922 An area a mile long was swept by flames. Blocks of burned homes with only a shell of a church left standing. Size : 157.57Kb Hits : 2083 Rating : Berkley Fire 1922 People removing bed frames and pictures from burned home. Size : 181.78Kb Hits : 2177 Rating : N/A Berkley Fire 1922 Buildings engulfed in flames. Great volumes of smoke, rising over the burned area. Size : 159.94Kb Hits : 1708 Rating : N/A

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