H5P Project Analysis of a primary source

Sourcing

What

This is a photo taken by an unnamed photographer on March 4, 1908, during the Collinwood School fire. The fire took the lives of 175 individuals. This photo was taken during the fire as survivors and rescuers stand outside the school attempting to put out the flames.

Where

When

On the morning of March 4, 1908, the fire lasted for less than 30 minutes.

Who/Creator

This Photo does not have a named creator but was donated to the Cleveland Memory by Joeseph E. Cole.

Contextualization

Corroboration

There are plenty of sources that could help better understand what is happening in the photo. Scholarly sources giving reports of the disaster hold information needed to contextualize the photo. Newspapers as well of the time explain the event when it happened giving a more personal account on how people reacted to the disaster.

Additional Sources

Heidi Fearing, “Collinwood School Fire,” Cleveland Historical, accessed October 13, 2022, https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/394.