One night I saw this fire down on 59th St... [Don Freeman's Newsstand.]

Creator Don Freeman (1908-1978)

Accession number 2013.13.43.21

Unique identifier MN126420

Description While one section of the terrrible tenement was ablaze those living right next door looked out their windows at the spectacle. Their walls must have been hot - but they stayed and looked out - fires happen here so often and there is such trust in the fire department that this becomes like an evening's entertainment.

Dated 1941

Object Type magazine (periodical)

Physical dimensions H: 12 in, W: 9 in

File dimensions 13.7 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
34.9 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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Fifty-ninth Street (New York, N.Y.)

Fire fighting

Fires

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)