Title	Old Main; Fire; Penn College
Subject	College Buildings Fire
Description	Old Main was destroyed by fire on the morning of May 27, 1916, the day of the senior breakfast, the fire began at 3:30 am, cause unknown, Robert Williams and Henry Oakley died in the fire when the heavy bell crashed through the building roof, the total loss to the College was $100,000.00, the building was only insured for $22,000.00.
Publisher	William Penn University. Wilcox Library Archives
Date Digital	2008-02-12
Date Original	1916-05-27
Type	image
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Old Main 7
Source	Photo box two
Rights	www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Old Main; Fire; Penn College

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