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: 6 3/4 × 10 in. (17.1 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2018.44.77

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DescriptionUSA. Massachusetts. 1999. District chief Mike McNamee. Surveys the smoldering ruins of the warehouse that swallowed six of his men last December 3. The fire in Worcester started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with temperatures above 3000 degrees the men of the Worcester fire department in a fight for their lives. This photo shows one of the firemen standing by a chain link fence with a bouquet of flowers through one of the links.