Burning of the Steamship AUSTRIA, Sept. 13th 1858., Currier & Ives
Ship under siege at center. People jumping off ship at both ends, floating in water in foreground. Sailing ship at…
Ship under siege at center. People jumping off ship at both ends, floating in water in foreground. Sailing ship at…
Ship, City of Montreal, across center image headed to right. Most of center of ship aflame. Eight lifeboats full of…
Ship on left in image aflame; passengers jumping off and hanging off bow. Others in water on debris or in…
Paddlewheel steamship ablaze headed to right in image. Two lifeboats full of passengers at center foreground, a third off to…
Ship facing left in image aglow in flames: people jumping off right end and lining up off left end to…
Atlantic in waves, sailing to left in image. Bodies on deck, in water and on land down in lower right…
Buildings ablaze at center and to background. Residents leaving city center walking or riding. The Great Chicago Fire burned from…
Castle in background, sky full of flames, bridge crossing river in center; 20 people standing in lower right forefront along…
City across center totally under flames at its far left. Ships and passengers in row boats in river lower foreground.…
Fountain at center of image. Building behind fountain in flames. Firemen at lower left working on flames of building. Above…
Train traveling toward viewer's left- fire ranging in background to left. Difficult living conditions in the crowded Eastern cities encouraged…
View of city from water while building and a ship go up in flames. Narrative under title. Currier & Ives…