Wow Photo Wednesday ~ Free Fall

A man falls into a round Browder safety net at a fire department demonstration in Denver, Colorado. Men and Boy Scouts look on.
Fire department demonstration
[between 1920 and 1940?]

Wow ~ Here's an image that catches the eye long before the mind can grasp what it is. Simply a bird's eye view of a fire and rescue drill, it's another example of the graphic magic achieved by "Denver's Man With A Camera," Harry Rhoads. For the fascinating story of this Denver celebrity-journalist, visit his biography page, and tour the gallery below.

"Wow Photo Wednesday" celebrates photographs in the Denver Public Library's Digital Collections that have "The Wow Factor" and that highlight the myriad delightful nuggets in our database.

Photo Gallery
View of a car on the Taylor State Road, in Glenwood Canyon (Eagle or Garfield County) Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are across the Colorado River.
Glenwood Canyon - pre I-70
1917
View of Addie Mellon and Harry Fisher Rhoads, parents of Harry M. Rhoads, with an electric automobile in front of City Park pavilion, Denver, Colorado.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Fisher Rhoads with electric car at City Park pavilion
[between 1920 and 1930?]
A small boy cries, climbing the side of his crib.
Baby in bed / crying
[between 1910 and 1930?]

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Tags
search and rescue
fire drill
graphic impact

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