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Geographic / Conn. / New Haven; HGO-01-001-F-C-1
GUSN-356896
One mounted albumen print depicting a street view of a fire drill taking place at Stoddard, Kimberly & Co. Wholesale Grocers. The grocery, established in 1838, was located in New Haven, Connecticut. In the foreground, a horse drawn fire engine is pictured with two unidentified men, one on the engine and the other on a ladder. The grocery has four large ladders pressed along the front of the building with seven unidentified men climbing the ladders. Another fire engine is pictured directly in front of the building.
firefighters
tracks (transit system elements)
fire engines
riding horses (animals)
exterior views
ladders
aerial ladders
grocery stores
main streets
fire extinguishers
commercial strips
albumen prints
black-and-white photographs
1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 10 x 8 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
2019
PC001.02.01.USCT.1180.0010.001
Library & Archives Purchase
Library & Archives purchase, 2019
New Haven (New Haven county, Connecticut)
albumen prints
black-and-white photographs
Photograph
Some staining on mount.
Item
Geographic / Conn. / New Haven; HGO-01-001-F-C-1
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