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Chester (Chet) O. Born's papers document his professional and public life from the 1940s until his death in 1973, tracing the trajectory of his career as a San Francisco Fire Department...
Show moreChester (Chet) O. Born's papers document his professional and public life from the 1940s until his death in 1973, tracing the trajectory of his career as a San Francisco Fire Department photographer; as well as his public life as a public speaker. The collection consists of photographs and color slides; scrapbooks; correspondence; certificates and awards; newspaper clippings and publications, the bulk of which feature or include photographs of and by Born. Most of the photographs document fires fought and rescues by the San Francisco Fire Department between 1959 and 1973. A small number of photos are of Chet Born and other San Francisco Fire Department members.
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Show moreChester (Chet) O. Born's papers document his professional and public life from the 1940s until his death in 1973, tracing the trajectory of his career as a San Francisco Fire Department photographer; as well as his public life as a public speaker. The collection consists of photographs and color slides; scrapbooks; correspondence; certificates and awards; newspaper clippings and publications, the bulk of which feature or include photographs of and by Born. Most of the photographs document fires fought and rescues by the San Francisco Fire Department between 1959 and 1973. A small number of photos are of Chet Born and other San Francisco Fire Department members.
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![[Rooftop view of a fire hose battling fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/1d40fe307ea5ea8c13da983a40073600.jpg?itok=GX9lSBdY&pid=islandora:159619&iic=true)
![[Fire fighter adjusts hose on fire truck as it fights a fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/89ff8cc73a96cf2f078c3866611a709f.jpg?itok=FOOHK-6Z&pid=islandora:159626&iic=true)
![[Fire and smoke come out of top floor in building]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/8fec71b83145a843fd9ac95004f159dc.jpg?itok=wW6_kFsx&pid=islandora:159435&iic=true)
![[Fire fighters hose top of a building to fight fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/095dc926811726a446957bd4276adfae.jpg?itok=K7Xr5jMv&pid=islandora:159436&iic=true)
![[Fire crews use hose to fight building fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/807f7ccf9152c63154123727af0d1cc3.jpg?itok=4qaq6w85&pid=islandora:159437&iic=true)
![[Buildings on fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/a30e572ea25167719e974295447a2b59.jpg?itok=9iy5DPjF&pid=islandora:159616&iic=true)
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![[Fire hose battle fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/89e13a46bdb819345a3d7cd8b342470b.jpg?itok=-uW4tV3m&pid=islandora:159617&iic=true)
Photographer
![[Fire crews battle a collapsed burning building]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/1ed56742a60c0c0e5827f108e27aacd5.jpg?itok=k4d022Js&pid=islandora:159620&iic=true)
![[Three fire fighters fight fire on a rooftop]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/78d74a6ce5c1841d4b8204c1884470e2.jpg?itok=10dQtZ77&pid=islandora:159621&iic=true)
![[Aerial view of firetrucks on street as they battle fire at night on Mission Street]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/ab6add4568edfe05806fa6a997e68571.jpg?itok=a7thKPnK&pid=islandora:159622&iic=true)
![[Street view of firefighters as they battle fire at night on Mission Street]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/6541a942923ac9120d91c0d8ad7224fa.jpg?itok=QJRbaGRw&pid=islandora:159623&iic=true)
![[Roaring fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/94304b828e70b9018d8e2f71a5942680.jpg?itok=Zth5fUfq&pid=islandora:159624&iic=true)
Photographer
![[Nighttime fire]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/4be0c26885abc59ba795006fd53eb251.jpg?itok=86PjPlko&pid=islandora:159625&iic=true)
Photographer
![[Fire crews fight fire on a multi-story building]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/89c660aee89aafbe437ed9f52f4af5a3.jpg?itok=2ZGSbhIc&pid=islandora:159433&iic=true)
![[Fire fighters use a fire hose to fight fire in the Mission District]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/0a3aa6bb44b79c80123fbc336a278d40.jpg?itok=S6eCdlTp&pid=islandora:159434&iic=true)
![[San Francisco Fire Department's trucks on Mission Street as they battle fire. ]](https://digitalsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/enhanced_grid_small/public/externals/814460b917eeda4880d77728444428f1.jpg?itok=Ga7GVtWp&pid=islandora:159618&iic=true)
