Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1954
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (22.4 × 29.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of fire fighters from Engine Company Number 26. Several of the fire fighters are pictured holding a hose that is spraying water on the Herron Hill Reservoir in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other fire fighters hold other equipment and stand around the men holding the hose. There is an inscription of a number in the bottom right corner that reads: [529]. The back of the photograph is blank.
Place depicted
Herron Hill Reservoir, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Communities
Men
Photography
Race relations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.302.77
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eae925e0-6a04-4b73-a1d0-cb4f50e28054

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