This is a photograph of a city street with a large crowd, horse-drawn carriages, rising smoke, multi-story buildings, signs, and lamps. The architecture suggests a historical setting, and the sepia tone adds to the aged appearance. The presence of carriages and building style indicate it was taken before automobiles were common. The scene conveys a sense of vibrant city life with movement in the crowd and street activity.

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Fire in Oxford Street

George Davison (British, 1856 - 1930)

printer James Craig Annan (British, 1864 - 1946)

1897

Medium: photogravure
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image: 5.5 × 8.1 cm (2 3/16 × 3 3/16 in.) ; sheet: 23 × 15.2 cm (9 1/16 × 6 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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