Black Billowing Clouds of Smoke ID: 6182 | This file appears in: The Great Cleveland Stockyards Fire The Cleveland skyline on March 11, 1944 was crowded by smoke from the Cleveland Stockyards fire. This photo was taken five blocks away from the blaze, which took the lives of two Cleveland firemen. Image courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections Download Original File "Black Billowing Clouds of Smoke" appears in: The Great Cleveland Stockyards Fire