Burning of High School Building, Chester, N.Y.
Burning of High School Building, Chester, N.Y.
This monochrome photo postcard captures the dramatic devastation of the Chester Academy engulfed in flames during a nighttime fire, with bold inscriptions identifying it as the "Burning of High School Building" in Chester, New York, in 1906, photographed by Razey, vividly portraying the intense and destructive inferno bursting through the building's structure, highlighting the severe damage caused to the educational establishment.
Name/Title
Burning of High School Building, Chester, N.Y.Entry/Object ID
chs-001376Description
This monochrome photo postcard captures the dramatic devastation of the Chester Academy engulfed in flames during a nighttime fire, with bold inscriptions identifying it as the "Burning of High School Building" in Chester, New York, in 1906, photographed by Razey, vividly portraying the intense and destructive inferno bursting through the building's structure, highlighting the severe damage caused to the educational establishment.Subject Person/Organization
1846 Chester AcademySubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkContext
Land for the Chester Academy given by Charles Durland.Category
1846 Chester Academy, Fire
Schools