Fireman testing high-pressure hoses, New York – Vintage Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Fireman testing high-pressure hoses, New York. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Fireman testing high-pressure hoses, New York
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A firefighter testing high-pressure hose in New York is the focus here, though the record gives no date. Hose testing of this kind was routine maintenance, as crews checked that lines could hold the pressure needed to throw water to upper floors. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, a set of glass negatives made by the Bain News Service, a New York picture agency that supplied news photographs to newspapers in the early twentieth century. The title came from the agency's own notes and has not been independently verified, so the scene is best read as the photographer's record.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,412 × 3,811 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3239 |
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