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

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

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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.


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Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States New York New York

  1. 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W

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History & Politics Historical Events Disasters

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x1968
File Size : 28,598kb


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  1. 00000126_a.jpg
  1. 1845
  1. 0580077303
  1. 2-798-707
  1. 2798707

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