Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2019.

[Worcester Fire Department]

Artist Bruce Davidson (American, born 1933)

Date1999

MediumResin-Coated Print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (20.2 × 20 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2018.44.72

On View

Not on view

DescriptionUSA. Massachusetts. 1999. On December 3rd, 1999 the fire in Worcester started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with temperatures above 3000 degrees and the men of the Worcester fire department in a fight for their lives. The fire killed 6 men. This photo is of Paul Brotherton. He stands with 4 framed photos set on the bumper of the fire truck.