Hartford Circus Fire: Remains of Bleachers
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 13/16in. (19.7 x 24.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10 1/8in. (20.3 x 25.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10 1/8in. (20.3 x 25.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sandra Asor Piontek
DescriptionView of burned and charred wooden spectator bleachers, which are still standing. There are some wooden folding chairs still visible on the stands. There are tent poles lying across the stands and on the ground. Metal gates or fencing are lying in the foreground. In the background are circus wagons and trailers, also some trees.
Object number2003.5.4
InscribedOn verso, inscribed by cataloguer, in pencil: "Hartford Circus Fire 1944" and accession number.On View
Not on view
July 6, 1944
