A black-and-white printed leaflet with Spanish text below an illustration of swirling clouds of smoke.

Espantoso incendio en El Palacio de Hierro

José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913)

Date

1914
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Zinc etching
Contributors

Printed by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Dimensions

11 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: ESPANTOSO INCENDIO \ EN EL \ PALACIO \ DE HIERRO.
c.: Angustiosa muerte de un bombero. \ Ocho bomberos heridos en cumplimiento de su deber. \ Péridida de varios millones de pesos.
Verso:
l.l. to l.r.: Imprenta de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo - 2a Calle de Santa Teresa número 40. - México.
Collection Name

José Guadalupe Posada Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1978.90
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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