unbound
1860 · New York
by VALENTINE, D. T. (David Thomas)
New York: D.T. Valentine, 1860. unbound. View. Lithograph. Image measures 6" x 3.5".
This small view depicts firemen attempting to extinguish a large building fire in Manhattan, 1800. Citizens flee while men pass water buckets down the line.
David Thomas Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council for thirty-seven years and began publishing the "Manual for the Corporation of the City of New York" in 1841. The Manuals were directories of extensive historical and contemporary records of New York that included facts about the City of New York, city history, city council information, and reported on (truncated)
This small view depicts firemen attempting to extinguish a large building fire in Manhattan, 1800. Citizens flee while men pass water buckets down the line.
David Thomas Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council for thirty-seven years and began publishing the "Manual for the Corporation of the City of New York" in 1841. The Manuals were directories of extensive historical and contemporary records of New York that included facts about the City of New York, city history, city council information, and reported on (truncated)