Name/Title
B+W photo of injured fireman being carried away during fire at piers, 15, 15 & 16 on the Hudson River, Hoboken, March 24, 1930.Entry/Object ID
2014.001.0131Description
Black-and-white photo of injured fireman being carried away during fire at piers, 15, 15 & 16 on the Hudson River, Hoboken, March 24, 1930. 8" x 10" wide print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, 461 Eighth Ave., New York, N.Y. Reverse has their credit inkstamp and dated file inkstamp: Reference Dept. March 27, 1930, N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association] Also applied mimeographed caption.
A press photo.
A daytime scene of the aftermath of the destroyed pier structures still smoldering; firemen have working lines. The fire occurred on March 23 during the night and this is the scene the next day.
Text on reverse:
124753
SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT FIRE DESTROYS THREE PIERS AT HOBOKEN, N.J. -
An injured fireman being carried from the scene of the fire which razed piers 14, 16, and sixteen at Hoboken, N.J. doing damage estimated at over a million dollars.
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flames / buildings / dockAcquisition
Accession
2014.001Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Museum Collections.General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-05-02
