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Night street scene of firemen running from a lit firehouse, pulling a hand engine past a street lamp and brick townhouses.

Lithograph, "The Life of a Fireman Series - The night alarm"

A night scene on a city street: firemen in dark coats and caps rush from an open firehouse bay, hauling a hand-pulled engine toward the viewer past a glowing street lamp. Tall brick townhouses with lit windows frame the lane, and the figures are rendered in strong light and shadow.

Artist
Currier & Ives
Date
1880
Medium
paper (overall material) ink (overall color)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2240 × 1461 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: La alarma nocturna, de la serie La vida de un bombero

Escena nocturna en una calle urbana: bomberos con abrigos oscuros y gorras salen a toda prisa de una cochera abierta, arrastrando hacia el espectador una bomba de mano junto a un farol encendido. Altas casas de ladrillo con ventanas iluminadas enmarcan la calle, con fuerte contraste de luz y sombra.

Português: O alarme noturno, da série A vida de um bombeiro

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