The fire of July 19, 1845 -- the explosion in Broad Street
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Title
The fire of July 19, 1845 -- the explosion in Broad Street
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Fires -- 1899 & Earlier
Names
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888 (Lithographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1882
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Fires-1899 & earlier
Subjects
Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1840-1849
Fires -- New York (State) -- New York -- To 1899
Explosions
Broad Street (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "After a lithograph published by N. Currier."--printed on border.
Source Note: The story of the volunteer fire department of the city of New York. (New York : Harper, 1882) Sheldon, George William (1843-1914), Author.
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 12 x 15 cm. (4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17538233
Barcode: 33333159157581
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f56b070-c55d-012f-4cde-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1882
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The fire of July 19, 1845 -- the explosion in Broad Street" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f56b070-c55d-012f-4cde-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882). The fire of July 19, 1845 -- the explosion in Broad Street Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f56b070-c55d-012f-4cde-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The fire of July 19, 1845 -- the explosion in Broad Street" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f56b070-c55d-012f-4cde-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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