New York State Library The Firefighters Collection

The Capitol Fire of March 29, 1911

photo of Capitol Building ablaze on March 29, 1911 photo of the Capitol Building on March 29, 1911, the morning after the great blaze
The Capitol Building ablaze on March 29, 1911. The Capitol Building on the morning after the great blaze.

photo of 1793 Constitution of the New York City Fire Department, with burned edges from the 1911 fire in the Capitol
The original 1793 Constitution of the New York City Fire Department, with burned edges from the 1911 fire in the Capitol.
image of firefighter with hose from The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York, by George W. Sheldon. New York, Harper and Bros, 1882.
"Rolling the Hose Carriage" from The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York, by George W. Sheldon. New York, Harper & Bros, 1882.

 

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