Hartford Circus Fire: Tent Collapsing in Flames
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (9.2 x 11.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Craig Hotchkiss
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 number2011.216.2
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberOn View
Not on view
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
July 6, 1944