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Boston Fire Department rushing to the scene of duty, Boston, Mass. – Antique Print

Boston Fire Department rushing to the scene of duty, Boston, Mass., c1901. — historic photograph
Boston Fire Department rushing to the scene of duty, Boston, Mass., c1901.. Historic photograph from the Fire Engines collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Boston Fire Department rushing to the scene of duty, Boston, Mass., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This stereograph shows Boston firefighters racing to a call, a scene that captures the department's horse-drawn era, when steam engines and hose wagons were pulled at full gallop through city streets. Stereo cards like this one were made to be viewed through a hand-held stereoscope, giving the flat print a sense of depth and motion. The card was copyrighted by B.L. Singley, a commercial publisher of stereographs, and it reflects the early 1900s appetite for dramatic scenes of city life. Notice the crowded street and the speed of the horses, which show how central animal power still was to urban firefighting before motorized apparatus replaced it.

Created / publishedc1901.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesCopyright by B.L. Singley. No. 11684.
SubjectsFire engines & equipment--Massachusetts--Boston--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,238 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165298

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