Open fire hydrants despite warning

Children play in water from a fire hydrant at Cambridge and Elm streets in Chicago to keep cool. City officials were campaigning against this practice in order to conserve water.

Publication date: 1934-07-25

Size: 12.2 x 9.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1934-07-24

Subject(s):

• Children--Social life--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Fire hydrants--1930-1940
• Play (Recreation)--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Summer--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (July 25, 1934), p. 28

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)