About This Item
- TitleFire in Williamsburg
- Call NumberWORK_0509
- Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummaryAerial view of burning building; ladder propped against building; firemen, hoses, and firetrucks on street; crowd of bystanders gathered at right; others peering from windows. Caption: "Fire in Williamsburg: Flames and smoke pour from windows of five-story factory at 85 Varet St. Three firemen were injured battling blaze....".
- Date1954
- Formatstill image
- Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 7 in.
- Genreaerial viewsgelatin silver printsphotographic prints
- NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jul. 21, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; United Press Photo stamp. Grease pencil cropping marks.
- CreatorUnited Press Associations
- Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
- SubjectFires -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York
- CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
- PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
- RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.