Fireman - Brooklyn NY - Surprise 1909 Notebook

Colorized photo from 1909 Original Title: Firemen spraying burning building on 14th st Location: Next door to the Pratt Institute on 155 west, 14th St, NY Surprise! It's a big old fire, the pressure trucks arrived and they are putting the fire out with long extensions. This fire took place on December 20th, so it was probably a bit chilly. Fire hoses ran up the building next door, to get a better vantage. Despite there being a huge raging fire next door, the citizens didn't seem at all concerned. People standing on the ledge asking if they should go down or not. People standing around on a sidewalk, even though there is debris from above. You see people back then were tougher, they would look out the window or climb out a tall ledge just to get a better view of what's going on. Never mind the danger of their own building catching fire. Even the firemen stand in front of this building seemingly just milling about.