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1951
GUSN-194070
The Volunteer Fire Department in Stowe used an old house to practice their fire-fighting skills. Reed shot with his large format camera, which allowed him to capture the great range of subtleties in the clouds of steam and smoke. The 4" by 5" negative used in this camera permits great richness of tone and detail. In this particular photo, two firefighters, one on a ladder and one on a roof, practice their skills. Smoke and steam obscure the scene.
firefighters
smoke
government
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
1 photograph
PC044
Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972
PC044.TMP.028
Stowe (Lamoille county, Vermont)
Reed, Verner, 1923-2006 (Photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Stowe Volunteer Fire Department
Included in the exhibition, A Changing World: New England in the Photographs of Verner Reed, 1950-1972.
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