1914 Lubin vault fire
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On the morning of June 13, 1914, a disastrous fire and a series of related explosions occurred in the main film vault of the Lubin Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several possible
Lubin vault custodian Stanley Lowry (foreground) surveying the destruction
The Lubin plant as it appeared in 1911. Note at upper left the large glass-and-steel structure. This facility's interior, flooded with sunlight during the day, was used to film the company's theatrical releases.
Lubinville's vault consisted of five adjoining units, each similar to but larger than this vault at the Evans Film Company in New York, 1914.
Siegmund Lubin (seated center) posing with his employees at Lubinville two years before the fire
Siegmund Lubin
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Siegmund Lubin was an American motion picture pioneer who founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia.
Lubin in 1913
Siegmund Lubin Historical Marker at 21 S. 8th St. in Philadelphia