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Hartford Circus Fire: Following Collapse of the Tent
DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFlames and smoke fill the sky. Flaming canvas appears to be lying on bleachers at the left. Canvas at the right may be part of an entrance marquee. Spectators in the foreground include two men in army uniforms. Circus wagon #201 is next to the burning tent.
Object number1988.134.3-L3
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