Ruins of the City: 1904

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 4:39am.

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"Baltimore Fire of 1904. Electric Railway Powerhouse." Out third view from the Great Fire. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

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05

Submitted by Perkins on Sun, 09/14/2008 - 10:33pm.

Why does the man's shirt say "05"?

[Class of 1905. - Dave]

Powerhouse

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 6:00pm.

I think those are the flywheels for the generators. They probably would have been using electric motors for the trolleys.

End of the Line

Submitted by stanton_square on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 10:57am.

The very large wheels shown here appear similar to those used to pull the cables at the powerhouse and car barn of the San Francisco cable car system. Did Baltimore have cable cars at this time?

Stalingrad..........

Submitted by Creading on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 10:05am.

with Derby hats! Outstanding photograph. Are there more in this series? Historical disaster photos are fascinating.

[Yes, many more. - Dave]

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Submitted by Jen Rutter on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 9:04am.

Third and BEST in this set of photos! It first made me think of The Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough At Last". Those beams are just shredded!

Wonderful!

Submitted by LocktownDog on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 8:00am.

That has to be my favorite Shorpy find yet! What a great photo!

Surreal.

Submitted by bhk on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 7:38am.

It looks like a scene from "Metropolis."

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