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[New York City fireman turning on high pressure hoses at hydrant. July 1908] – Antique Wall Art

[New York City fireman turning on high pressure hoses at hydrant. July 1908], 1908 — historic photograph
[New York City fireman turning on high pressure hoses at hydrant. July 1908], 1908. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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[New York City fireman turning on high pressure hoses at hydrant. July 1908] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This photograph shows a New York City firefighter opening high-pressure hoses at a street hydrant in July 1908, a scene that set the city's firefighting apart from many others of the period. The high-pressure water service was being built out in those years, and it delivered much stronger streams than the older steam pumpers could reach, which let crews fight fires on upper floors without relying on ladders alone. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, a large group of news photographs taken in New York in the early twentieth century. The caption details are based on old, unverified records, so the exact location and occasion are not confirmed.

Created / published1908
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,303 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119618

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