The Night Alarm, from The Life of a Fireman Series
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
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)
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
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