Clinton Street Fire, Front of Building, 403-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-391558

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Description

The image shows the front of a building on Clinton Street, heavily coated in ice. The structure is layered with thick icicles hanging from the window frames and roof edges. The surrounding ground and area are also covered in ice, indicating that water possibly used to extinguish a fire has frozen over the building. The icy facade provides a stark contrast to the typical urban environment.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
fires (events)
ice
buildings (structures)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

1552

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024317
B-Series negative 403-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.002.403-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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