Mounted sepia-toned photograph of the ten firefighters of Engine Company No. 6 posed with their horse-drawn fire engine

Description:

Mounted sepia-toned photograph of the ten firefighters of Engine Company No. 6 posed with their horse-drawn fire engine and hose apparatus outside of their fire station on Russell Street at its intersection with High Street. Most of the men are in uniforms consisting of helmets, broad belts, and matching shirts and pants, however the three men nearest to the fire engine, and the driver of the hose apparatus wear matching coats, and peaked caps. Henry Miller, a police officer, stands on the far right wearing a broad-brimmed hat, and a coat with a badge on it. Five other figures stand in the station's look-out tower, and several other bystanders are in the background at street level. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock. "Eng. #6 1878," is handwritten beneath the photo. Another note is handwritten on the verso: Detroit Steam Fire Dept. Engine #6 at cor. Russell and High Street 1878 Foreman F. Smith assist " F. Weitzel Engineer P. Smith asst. " J. Mason Eng. Driver. C. Little M.C. " B. Avery Pipeman J. Goebler " " W. Hershback " " T. VanDam

Date Issued:

1878-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Engine Company No. 6, Detroit Fire Department, Firefighters, Fire Stations, Russell Street, High Street, Fire Apparatuses, and Fire Engines

Subject Name:

Ortwine, Peter, Worth, Max, Little, Charles, Smith, Peter, Kelliger, Frank, Carroll, Dan, Werner, Billy, Denier, Ted, O'Grady, Jim, and Miller, Henry

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/E4E5ADEF-57D6-477D-A510-351074740358