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- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen photo of Detroit's first steam fire engine. The photo shows a horse-drawn fire engine with one fireman in the driver's seat, three firemen standing on the sidewalk, and two firemen standing beside the rear wheel of the fire engine. Several bystanders are also visible. A brick fire station building is visible in the background. Four square decorative motifs that represent various tools of the fire department can be seen be seen along the face of the fire station building.
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph (1 copy). Faint sepia-toned glossy photo of two firemen (one driving and the other riding) on a steam fire truck along a side street. Dark smoke is billowing from the top of the engine. It appears that the photo is a composite that was created by superimposing a cutout of the fire engine onto a second photo that shows a street with houses and yards in the background. Handwriting on the verso notes " 'Jumbo' fire truck used in Hartford, Conn., 1899."
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a horse-drawn, steam-powered fire engine in operation. Two firemen appear to be monitoring the engine while a boy and girl stand nearby. Small clouds of smoke and steam can be seen near the engine. Houses and wood utitlity poles are visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
