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- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
- Charm City
- What an Outrage
- Brighton Park
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Ruins of the City: 1904
"Baltimore Fire of 1904. Electric Railway Powerhouse." Out third view from the Great Fire. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Re: 05
My guess is that Mr 05 was part of a fire brigade, hence the number on his sweater. Firefighters from more than 38 cities came to help with the fire, which consumed more than 70 blocks in roughly 30 hours. Unfortunately, this was before the days of standardization, and many of the hoses borrowed from other cities coudn't be coupled to Baltimore's water supply.
05
Why does the man's shirt say "05"?
[Class of 1905. - Dave]
Powerhouse
I think those are the flywheels for the generators. They probably would have been using electric motors for the trolleys.
End of the Line
The very large wheels shown here appear similar to those used to pull the cables at the powerhouse and car barn of the San Francisco cable car system. Did Baltimore have cable cars at this time?
Stalingrad..........
with Derby hats! Outstanding photograph. Are there more in this series? Historical disaster photos are fascinating.
[Yes, many more. - Dave]
Filed under favorites
Third and BEST in this set of photos! It first made me think of The Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough At Last". Those beams are just shredded!
Wonderful!
That has to be my favorite Shorpy find yet! What a great photo!
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