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.