Three men wearing uniforms stand in the street near trolley tracks and fire hoses. One man wears boots. Two men wear caps with visors. One man wears a helmet. All are probably firemen. Steam or smoke partially obscures the ground floor of the fire-gutted brick commercial building in the background. A sign reads: "G. Fox & Company" "972 G. Fox & [Co.]" Inscribed on back: "G. Fox fire / Jan. 29, 1917."

Title supplied by cataloger. G. Fox & Co. was a department store located at 960-980 Main Street.

1917

Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)

Fires
Fire fighters
Commercial buildings
Department stores

Source extent: 1 photographic print ; 17 x 12 cm.

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Accession number 2000.188.27
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