Painting
Forest Fire between Lansing and Grandhaven in Michigan
| The maple and hickory forests in the old northwest were often plagued with fires during the summer months. Hölzlhuber, on a return journey from Niagara Falls on the Detroit-Milwaukee Railroad, passed through a large forest fire on July 29, 1859. It took more than 25 minutes for the train to get beyond the fire safely, and the passengers and workers all arrived in Grandhaven "dirty, coughing, and hot." Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner. |
| Image ID: | 28156 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1859 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
| City: | Grand Haven |
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| State: | Michigan |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3131.34 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5.5 inches |
| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. |
| Forest fires |
| Forests and forestry |
| Fires |
| Locomotives |
| Railroad trains |
| Railroads |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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