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Title
Jack Manley and his gallant New York fire laddies heroically subdue the flames
Creator
Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
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.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000394
387113
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2554
Language
English
Subject
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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