Hartford Circus Fire: Men Outside Trailers
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 3/8in. (7.9 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 5 13/16in. (8.7 x 14.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Craig Hotchkiss
Object number2011.216.13
DescriptionFive men stand outside a row of trailers which appear to have been damaged by fire. One man is rolling up his pants legs, another is drinking from a bucket or barrel. Some trailers appear to contain debris. A row of stakes, possibly tent stakes, is in the right foreground. Camels are visible in the right background.
Label TextThe Hartford Circus Fire took place in Hartford, Connecticut, on the afternoon of July 6, 1944. The large tent housing the main performance area of the circus caught fire and burned at an incredibly rapid rate. The tent had been soaked with a mixture of gasoline and paraffin in order to waterproof it, and as a result once it started there was no stopping it. Several hundred people were injured, and 168 people were killed.
Status
Not on view
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
