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for Hartford Circus Fire: People watch the burning circus tent
Hartford Circus Fire: People watch the burning circus tent
DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/8 x 4 3/8in. (8.6 x 11.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (9.2 x 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (9.2 x 11.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Craig Hotchkiss
DescriptionMen, women, and children are in the foreground, just beyond canvas walls that may be part of the circus tent. Flames and smoke fill the sky.
Object number2011.216.5
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberOn View
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