Sujet

Broad-Street, New York, after the recent fire, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Broad-Street, New York, after the recent fire, 1845. A fire broke out in a sperm oil store and spread to '...a building occupied by Messrs. Crocker and Warren, who either had a large quantity of saltpetre on storage, or some worse combustable material; for, in fifteen minutes after it caught fire, the whole blew up with a tremendous explosion, carrying six or seven buildings with it, and shaking the whole city like an earthquake. The concussion was so great as to smash more than half a million panes of glass...The flames next spread down on both sides of Broad street...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_039

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,9Mo (2,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 16,7cm / 4960 x 1968 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building buildings destruction New York City fire British damage ruins ruin location debris rubble Victorian century Britain newspapers press concept ruined B&W new york state aftermath broad street United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News TGN ILN street newspaper engraving Unknown débris