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[Fire in Philadelphia] / J. Queen.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-50660 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

1850 - 1869

Artist

James Fuller Queen (1820/21-1886)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016649156/

Description

1 drawing : watercolor and graphite heightened with white ; sheet 55.5 x 47 cm. | Drawing shows Weccacoe engine fire fighters and Hibernia fire fighters before the Hope fire station in Philadelphia, which has caught on fire. The fire fighters are operating fire engines to pump water into the building as people in neighboring buildings watch from windows and doorways.

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No known restrictions on publication.

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-50660

Location

Hope Engine Company No. 17, Philadelphia, USA

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