Explosion of a steam fire engine, Cincinnati – Antique Wall Art
(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 antique engraving of Explosion of a steam fire engine, Cincinnati brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Explosion of a steam fire engine, Cincinnati
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A steam fire engine in Cincinnati, torn apart by an explosion, is the subject of this wood engraving, one of the more dramatic fire-service scenes of its era. Steam pumpers had only recently begun replacing hand-operated engines, and their high-pressure boilers made them dangerous to crews and bystanders alike. The scene appeared in *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* on December 22, 1855, a weekly that relied on engravings like this to bring distant events to its readers. The artist is recorded only tentatively as Bobbett-Hooper, so that attribution should be treated with caution.
| Created / published | 1855 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Wood engraving by Bobbett-Hooper(?). Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1855 Dec. 22. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Publ. Ind.; Steam engines; Disasters; Fires; Geog. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,213 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106609 |
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