Image of five New York City firefighters standing on debris battling flames before a burning building with a fire hose; the poster advertises the melodrama "The Still Alarm" written by Joseph Arthur and centered around a main character named Jack Manley. Top margin and title trimmed on local copy; probable date based on year the play was first performed. "The / Strobridge / Lith Co. / Cin'ti N.Y."--text, lower left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.01 x 51.12 cm (23 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Fire fighters--Pictorial works Fires--Pictorial works Melodramas Theatrical productions Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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