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Hartford Circus Fire: Tent Collapsing in Flames
DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFlames engulf the collapsing frame of the big top tent during the Hartford Circus Fire. Some people look on while others flee the fire. Men and women run from flaming circus tent. Smoke and flames fill the sky. The poles and structure supporting the tent are beginning to collapse.
Object number1988.134.3-B
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