Aqueduct fire rescued, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service.

Aqueduct fire rescued, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service.

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Aqueduct fire rescued, 1913. Probably shows the Catskill Aqueduct fire, New York City, 1913. In August 1913, three men were killed and 62 others trapped in a tunnel in Harlem, part of the Catskill Aqueduct, when a fire started in a blacksmith's shop at the head of the shaft. It was especially dangerous because 900 pounds of dynamite were stored in the tunnel. There was no light, no fresh air, and a lot of smoke, but eventually the trapped men were rescued


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People Information

Creator
  1. Bain News Service, attributed to: American: Publisher
People Related
  1. George Graham Bain: American: Photographer; press photographer

Medium
  1. Glass negative
  2. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Still image

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States New York New York

  1. 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W

World North and Central America United States New York

  1. 43 00 00 N , 075 00 00 W

World North and Central America United States New York New York Manhattan Harlem

  1. 40 48 00 N , 073 56 00 W

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics Historical Events Disasters

People Other


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5213x3581
File Size : 18,231kb


Aliases

  1. 2014693950
  1. 1010043754
  1. 2014693950
  1. 3-017-798
  1. 3017798

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