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Hartford Circus Fire: Tractor and Trailer
Hartford Circus Fire: Tractor and Trailer

Hartford Circus Fire: Tractor and Trailer

DateJuly 6, 1944
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 7 5/8in. (17.8 x 19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 8 1/4in. (25.4 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of The Discovery Museum
DescriptionA man wearing a plaid shirt and cap drives a caterpillar tractor towing a large trailer at the right. The letters "RB" (possibly for "Ringling Brothers") are on the tractor. The number "31" is on the trailer. Other men stand amid debris and smoke in the background.
Object number2003.108.5
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