Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1995.9.21 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Interior Walls Charred, Ruins outside |
Photographer |
Austen, Alice, 1866-1952 |
Collection |
Alice Austen House Museum Collection |
Date |
1897 |
Description |
Original black and white print. A view of the destruction from a major fire in Hoboken, New Jersey. The rubble from the buildings lays in piles at the center of the image, while in the foreground is a tangle of charred building materials. Partially destroyed walls stand with no roof to support in the background. Negative sleeve reads Stanley 50 / Interior Walls Charred, ruins outside / 3 secs / Stop 32 / 11:10 AM / R & G Lens / Fine Sunny Day / Interior Medium Light / Hoboken Fire / Wed. May 26th 1897 / |
Print size |
7.5 x 9.5 in. |
Dimension Details |
Image size: 6.5 x 9.5 in. |
Medium |
Photographic Paper |
Search Terms |
Hoboken Fire, 1897 |
Subjects |
Fire ruins |