Iowa State Capitol Fire
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Image of the Iowa State Capitol with smoke rising from the top. Crown on sidewalk and on lawn. Caption: The Iowa State Capitol Fire. January 4, 1904.
This file appears in: Iowa State Capitol Fire of 1904
Iowa State Capitol Fire of 1904
On January 4, 1904 the Capitol Building caught fire. According to an article in the Des Moines Register and Leader the House Legislative Chamber and adjacent rooms were gutted by the fire. The cause of the fire was unknown at the time the article…