Sujet

Firemen fighting the blaze at the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. Artist: Anon

Légende

Firemen fighting the blaze at the Cotton's Wharf Fire, Bermondsey, London, 1861. The scene on the morning of Sunday, 23rd June 1861; firefighters train hoses on the blaze as a crowd of spectators watches in the foreground. CF Shaw's account book warehouse is visible on the right.

Date

1861

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A91_361

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,9Mo) / 41,0cm x 30,5cm / 4843 x 3608 (300dpi)

Mots clés

road building buildings London England female women woman people black male crowd job man men destruction street orange finance warehouse guy smoke occupation burning fire flame flames spectator color colour lane avenue damage wharf docks dock location century profession firefighter emergency services fireman fire brigade fire engine firefighting lady concept accounting 19th century Southwark nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Bermondsey Cotton's Wharf TGN Tooley Street lithograph Anon Anonymous E E Schonals;Schonals