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Hartford Circus Fire: Smoke Rising from Bleachers
Hartford Circus Fire: Smoke Rising from Bleachers

Hartford Circus Fire: Smoke Rising from Bleachers

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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Craig Hotchkiss
DescriptionMen stand in the foreground. Some men appear to be handling ropes or hoses. The smoking remains of bleachers are in the left background. Trailers are in the right background. Smoke fills the sky.
Object number2011.216.6
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
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