1931-08
GUSN-173314
This is a group of men and children standing next to the ruins of a barn fire in Waltham, Massachusetts in August 1931. Some of the firefighters are hosing down the posts and wood that fell during the fire.
fires (events)
barns
firehoses
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
August 1, 1931 / Cattle parish in $5000 barn fire in Waltham / Three cows and six cales charred in blaze / Keenan's Barn held up traffic for half an hour. (handwritten)
1 photograph ; 8 x 10 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
1931-12-05
PC001.02.01.USMA.3110.0040.001
Gift
8 x 10 (HxW)(inches)
Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Boston Globe
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Fire fighters
Item
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