Many A Year Ago. Part of the FROM AD TO BBC issue.
Archive film (very scratched) from 1893 shows the fire brigade of New York rushing to the scene of a fire on horse-drawn fire engines. People stand on the street watching them go by and trams / streetcars have stopped to see the spectacle....
Many A Year Ago. Part of the FROM AD TO BBC issue.
Archive film (very scratched) from 1893 shows the fire brigade of New York rushing to the scene of a fire on horse-drawn fire engines. People stand on the street watching them go by and trams / streetcars have stopped to see the spectacle. Brief shot of a fireman leading a horse from a burning building or stable (?).
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