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Jul 11, 2023 · On July 12, 1973, a fire broke out in the National Personnel Records Center at 9700 Page Avenue in St. Louis, MO. It destroyed approximately 16–18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs). At the time, the General Services Administration—then the National Archives’ parent organization—owned the building.
May 11, 2023 · Attendants at a gas station in Portland, Ore., November 1973. David Falconer/Project DOCUMERICA/National Archives
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Jul 10, 2023 · July 12, 2023, marks 50 years since the disastrous 1973 fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis that destroyed millions of military personnel records, changing the world of records storage and the work of the National Archives for decades to come Where and when did the fire take place? July 12, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the devastating fire at the National ...
Jul 11, 2023 · This photo provided by the National Archives and Records Administration shows a singed page from the official military personnel file of Frank Capra , who later became a filmmaker, which was damaged in a massive fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in Overland, Mo., near St. Louis, which started on July 12, 1973. (National Archives via AP)
Jun 27, 2023 · Applying lessons learned from 1973, the National Archives designed the storage to be as fireproof as possible. Every bay that holds records long-term is temperature- and humidity-controlled. The ...
Jul 10, 2023 · A story on National Archives News, "Remembering the 1973 Fire" Images and videos from the St. Louis Preservation Lab of staff working on the affected records; A one-page fact sheet “It's been 50 years since the NPRC fire, and the National Archives and the nation are still recovering from the ashes,” said Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the ...
Jul 11, 2023 · This photo provided by the National Archives and Records Administration shows the damaged sixth floor and roof of the Military Personnel Records Center in Overland, Mo., near St. Louis, after a massive fire that started on July 12, 1973. (National Archives via AP)
