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Tuller Hotel - Jan. 17, 1959, fire

Tuller Hotel

A Tuller guest is rescued during a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

A Tuller guest is rescued during a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

The Tuller suffered a deadly fire on Jan. 17, 1959.

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library.