Union House Fire on Bank Street, New London, Nov. 8, 1854

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Handle
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/170002:18
Persons
Persons
Creator (cre): Allen, Frederick L.
Title
Title
Title
Union House Fire on Bank Street, New London, Nov. 8, 1854
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created
November 8, 1854
Parent Item
Parent Item
Connecticut History Illustrated
American Perspectives
Resource Type
Resource Type
Still image
Digital Origin
Digital Origin
reformatted digital
Description
Description
Nighttime view of commercial buildings in the New London waterfront area. A fire identified as involving Union House and Mr. A.H. Thayer's restaurant can be seen in the right background. A building to the right of the fire has signs reading "Lyon & Robbins" and "Clothing". Men, women and children, apparently watching the fire and firefighting activity are visible on the streets.
Genre
Genre
landscapes (representations)
oil paintings
Subject
Subject
Fires
Commercial buildings
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
Bank Street (New London, Conn.)
New London (Conn.)
Extent
Extent
Source extent: 1 painting : oil on canvas ; 36 x 49 in.
Held By
Held By
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut.
Note
Note
Note Type
local
Note
theme: Environment
Note Type
local
Note
theme: Infrastructure
Note Type
local
Note
related project: NEA Artist and the Connecticut Landscape - Lyman Allyn
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
Accession number: 1970.198
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