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Return to: Fairbanks Burns - 1906 - According to one report, the fire began at 3 p.m. on May 22, when a curtain brushed he open flame of a Bunsen burner in a dentist's office.

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The starting of the great fire

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Title taken from caption. "The starting of the great Fire in Fairbanks, Alaska May 22nd 06." Photographer's number: 161.

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