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[Baltimore fire, 1904] No. 3 D.C. Fire Dept. going into action – Antique Print

[Baltimore fire, 1904] No. 3 D.C. Fire Dept. going into action, [1904] — historic photograph
[Baltimore fire, 1904] No. 3 D.C. Fire Dept. going into action, [1904]. Historic photograph from the Baltimore 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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Step back in time with [Baltimore fire, 1904] No. 3 D.C. Fire Dept. going into action, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Baltimore fire, 1904] No. 3 D.C. Fire Dept. going into action

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Firefighters from Washington, D.C., appear here as their No. 3 company goes into action during the Baltimore fire of 1904. The fire broke out on February 7 and burned through much of the city's downtown over the following day, destroying roughly 1,500 buildings. Fire companies from Washington and other cities were sent by rail to help local crews, and the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that documented events and places across the country, recorded the scene on glass negatives. The streaks and blemishes visible on this glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating, and they add to the picture's character as a record of the day.

Created / published[1904]
Medium1 transparency : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from Enyclopaedia Britannica, 2007 Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan8,466 × 6,958 px · prints to 28 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248072

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