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Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St., trolley in foreground, New York – Vintage Wall Art

Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St., trolley in foreground, New York, 12/20/09. — historic photograph
Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St., trolley in foreground, 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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This rare historic photograph captures Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St., trolley in foreground, New York in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Firemen spraying burning building on 14th St., trolley in foreground, New York

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Water arcs from fire hoses toward a burning building on 14th Street, while a streetcar stands in the foreground beside the crews. The picture is part of the George Grantham Bain Collection, the files of the Bain News Service, a early news-photo agency that documented New York street life and events in the early twentieth century. The record dates it to 12/20/09, which most likely means 1909, a period when electric streetcars crowded city avenues and fire companies were beginning to shift from horse-drawn to motorized apparatus. The title comes from unverified data on the negative, so the exact building is not confirmed.

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 scan5,823 × 4,254 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-5680

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