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Firemen and equipment used against burning building on 14th St., New York – Vintage Wall Art

Firemen and equipment used against burning building on 14th St., New York, 12/20/09. — historic photograph
Firemen and equipment used against burning building on 14th St., New York, 12/20/09.. 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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Step back in time with Firemen and equipment used against burning building on 14th St., New York, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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A December 1909 scene on 14th Street in New York shows firemen and their equipment working against a burning building. The picture is part of the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, made by the Bain News Service, a photo agency that supplied newspapers with images of city news in the early 1900s. Fire companies of that period still relied heavily on horse-drawn steamers and hose wagons, and motorized apparatus was only beginning to replace them, so the equipment reflects a city fire service in transition. The title comes from unverified caption data, so the exact building and event are worth confirming.

Created / published12/20/09.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesForms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,847 × 4,285 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-5682

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