Smoke rises from rubble and debris, including barrels. A brick industrial building with a smokestack is in the right background. Men stand beside cranes and derricks on a wharf. Frame buildings line the waterfront on the far shore of Stamford Harbor. A schooner, a sailboat and other small boats are moored or docked nearby. Trees and frame houses are on the hill in the distance. Inscribed on back: "Oct 1918 fire at Waterside Mills, Stamford."

Title supplied by cataloger. Waterside Mills, F.R. Gillespie, proprietor, were mineral grinders located at the foot of Pacific Street.

1918

Stamford Harbor (Conn.)
Pacific Street (Stamford, Conn.)

Fires
Industrial buildings
Harbors
Waterfronts

Source extent: 1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm.

Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

Accession number 2000.188.20
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