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IMPERATOR - Fire-hatchway thru which flames were fought (LOC)

Negative dated 8/28/13.
IMPERATOR - Fire-hatchway thru which flames were fought (LOC) by The Library of Congress.
Bain News Service,, publisher.

IMPERATOR - Fire-hatchway thru which flames were fought

[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.14101

Call Number: LC-B2- 2812-13 
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Wystan says:

Other Bain/LOC photos of the IMPERATOR in New York harbor:
www.flickr.com/search/?w=8623220@N02&q=im perator&...
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swanq says:

NYT of August 29, 1913
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C04E 6DC113CE633A...

indicates that the day before (August 28, 1913 as on the negative), there had been a fire in s storeroom and a young officer was killed
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Anne (LOC P&P) says:

Swanq: Thanks. We'll add the date next time we update the record.
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David G Photography  Pro User  says:

I was going to comment that back in the day, apparently fire was smokeless and the firefighters wore suits. But it appears this photographer came early to the fire. I guess its better than being late...

Love the old photos!
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