To the fire – Historic Reproduction
(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.)
Description
To the fire comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
To the fire
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Registered for copyright on February 1, 1895, this print is titled "To the Fire," a phrase that points straight at the moment a fire company turns out for an alarm. Horse-drawn engines and hose wagons were the backbone of city fire departments then, and images of crews racing to a blaze were a popular subject in the period's illustrated press. The catalog card links the work to the name Thomas & Wylie, but that attribution is recorded as unverified, so the maker remains uncertain.
| Created / published | 1895 Feb. 1. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | AA7357 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Thomas & Wylie. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,052 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110339 |
More from the Fire Engines collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Chicago after the fire]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f6/f6d8ddf6487e-400.webp)
![[Frontpage of the San Francisco Call-Chronicle-Examiner, April 19, 1906, with headline Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco in Ruins"]"](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/12/124e52780606-400.webp)