Fire fighters at Capitol High School fire

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Fire fighters at Capitol High School fire
Description:
Fire fighters by hose spraying water on burning high school, with spectators behind. Wreckage covered with ice. Stamped on mat back: "From Alvord & Co., exclusively commercial photographers, 55 Rowland St., Detroit, Mich., ground floor." Handwritten on mat back: "Detroit High school. Burned Jan. 27, 1893."
Details
Resource ID:
DPA2433
Creator:
Alvord & Co.
Subject:
Fires--Michigan--Detroit
Fire extinction--Michigan--Detroit
Fire fighters--Michigan--Detroit
Schools--Fires and fire prevention
Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
Albumen prints
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1893-01-27
Format:
1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 7.5 x 9.25 in.
Member of:
Burton Historical Collection
Filing Location:
D/Fire Department-Fires
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.