DescriptionBlack-and-white photo of injured fireman being carried away during fire at piers, 15, 15 & 16 on the Hudson River, Hoboken, March 24, 1930. 8" x 10" wide print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, 461 Eighth Ave., New York, N.Y. Reverse has their credit inkstamp and dated file inkstamp: Reference Dept. March 27, 1930, N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association] Also applied mimeographed caption. A press photo. A daytime scene of the aftermath of the destroyed pier structures still smoldering; firemen have working lines. The fire occurred on March 23 during the night and this is the scene the next day. Text on reverse: 124753 SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT FIRE DESTROYS THREE PIERS AT HOBOKEN, N.J. - An injured fireman being carried from the scene of the fire which razed piers 14, 16, and sixteen at Hoboken, N.J. doing damage estimated at over a million dollars. YOUR CREDIT LINE MUST READ (ACME) ==== ==== flames / buildings / dock