A view of the fire at the A. Hoen & Company building located at 300-316 East Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Firefighters work to extinguish the blaze while spectators observe. Water towers are pouring water onto the building, the street is covered in hose, and smoke fills the sky. The building was heavily damaged in…

A. Hoen & Co. building fire

Description

A view of the fire at the A. Hoen & Company building located at 300-316 East Lexington Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Firefighters work to extinguish the blaze while spectators observe. Water towers are pouring water onto the building, the street is covered in hose, and smoke fills the sky. The building was heavily damaged in the fire and in 1902 the lithography company moved to Biddle Street.

Creator

unknown

Date

1901-07-04

Collection Number

PBGN

Dimensions

5 x 7 inches

Object ID

MC2143A

Extent

1 negative (from group of 4)

Catalog Number

MC2143

Resource ID

12111

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.