IT WAS A COLD AND WINDY NIGHT, FEB. 8, 1902, IN PATERSON, NJ as a MASSIVE FIRE BURNED THROUGH DOWNTOWN PATERSON, NJ DESTROYING 459 BUILDINGS INCLUDING BANKS, CHURCHES, PUBLIC LIBRARY, BUSINESSES, ETC. JOHN REID, 1835 – 1911, OWNED A PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS (REID STUDIO) AND WAS WELL KNOW FOR HIS OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR SCENES OF THE PASSAIC FALLS AND RAILROADS. IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED JOHN REID PHOTOGRAPHED THE DISASTER. WE ARE OFFERING 16 LARGE (8″X10″) FOLIO PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE RUINS OF PATERSON IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HORRIFIC FIRE. ALL IMAGES HAVE THE REID STUDIO STAMP. WE BELIEVE THESE ARE ONE OF A KIND PHOTOS. These photographs are from the estate of Vernon Royle, a close friend of John Reid. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “bags2468″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- Size: 8\
- Photographer: JOHN REID
- Framing: Unframed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Featured Person/Artist: JOHN REID
- Style: Documentary
- Material: Paper
- Theme: FIRE
- Type: Photograph
- Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
- Antique: Yes
- Number of Photographs: 16
- Vintage: Yes
- Image Orientation: Landscape
- Subject: DISASTERS
- Signed: Yes
- Signed By: REID STUDIO
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Year of Production: 1902
- Image Color: Black & White
- Time Period Manufactured: 1902
- Unit of Sale: Lot