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Safe on Franklin Street

James Wallace Black1872

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Men stand on the rubble, along with a firefighter. A fire hose shoots water pointlessly in the air.

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  • Title: Safe on Franklin Street
  • Creator: James Wallace Black
  • Date Created: 1872
  • Location Created: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 40.6 × 32.4 cm (16 × 12 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 85.XP.15.6
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: James Wallace Black (American, 1825 - 1896)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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