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- Description:
- Sepia-toned glossy photo of a Detroit Fire Department Packard squad car. The car is parked on a brick driveway near the corner of a building and shows the driver and the left side of the vehicle. The car is right-hand drive since the steering wheel is on the right side. "Engine 30" can be seen on the firemen's helmets that are attached to the horizontal bar at the back of the squad car. The number, "04885," is handwritten in black ink in the lower right corner of the photo. Handwriting on the verso shows "D.F.D., Second Packard squad car taken while in service as old Engine No. 30, then located on east side of Hastings St. between East Larned and Congress Streets, and was quartered with Engine No. 2 in the same station. This unit was delivered Oct. 18, 1910, to the Detroit Fire Dept., was factory serial no. 15957 and dept. no. 215. The squad car was sent to engine 34 (later to become squad 2) in 1912. The unit remained there until March, 1922, when it was placed in reserve service. The squad car was presented to the Detroit Historical Museum in 1934." A blue ink stamp on the verso shows "Spooner & Wells Photograph, 1231 Woodward Ave."
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo (mounted on cardboard) showing a group of 12 firemen. The photo is taken on a narrow lawn area adjacent to a brick building. Six firemen are standing and six are seated. Handwriting on the verso shows "no. unknown, 4/52."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen photo of eleven firefighters of Ladder Company No.1 who are shown in front of the old Fire Department Headquarters building at Wayne (now Washington Blvd.) and Larned Streets. A newspaper article is glued to the mounting cardboard to the right of the photo and is entitled at the top, "Old Fire Department Building Being Razed." A label beneath the photo shows "The Old Makes Way For The New." Also a handwritten note in pencil in the lower right corner shows "Taken 1893, Ladder 1." Handwriting on the verso notes "No. 1 - Hook and Ladder Truck and Company. 3 Horse Team. This picture must be handled with care - belongs to Capt. of No. 1 and is prized of course. Return to Burns in A1 order." Another note shows "Right to Left: 1. Capt. McGraw, 2. Morrison, 3. Sullivan, 4. Creegan, 5. Obrien, 6. ---------, 7. C. Klein?, 8. Joe Clements, 9. Jack Alexander; Stub McCumber-driver." The fireman who is seated at the tiller at the rear of the ladder truck is not identified.
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned glossy photo of a painting or drawing which shows the first Detroit Fire Department headquarters building. The picture shows a 3-story brick building with a watchtower. A horse-drawn ladder wagon is visible in the foreground. A signature in the lower left corner of the drawing shows "D. A. McCormick - Del., 1880." The estimated date of the photo is based upon the image depicted and is not based upon when the drawing was made or when the photo was taken.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of head and shoulders view of a Detroit fireman. The cap badge reads, "DFD 204," and the badge on his lapel reads, "Detroit 204." Noted at the base of the image is the photographer, "Friend & Smith, 244 & 246 Woodward Ave., Detroit." Written on verso, "Dick Brownell." Brownell was a ladderman with the Detroit Fire Department.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned albumen cabinet card photo of a fireman who is standing beside a small table and holding a pike in his left hand. His shirt has been hand-colored in purple and his badge shows a handwritten number "8." Handwriting on the verso notes "Peter Arthur."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner Peter Henkel. Handwriting on the verso notes "ex-commissioner, Peter Henkel." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. The decorative logo of the photographer's studio (Randall) has been torn off of the verso of the cabinet card photo. The proof bears the name of "Geo. Francis Train" at the bottom, and a stamp for "Randall, 220 & 222 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich.," is shown on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of ten firemen who are getting dressed after being roused by a night alarm. The fire station sleeping quarters (with beds) can be seen in the background. Handwriting on the verso notes, "511 W. Hilldale, Det. 3, Agnes Cooney" and also "Chief Martin Cooney, Supt. of Horses,1895." The name of the photo studio, "John Forster & Son," is stamped in blue ink on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Two sepia-toned albumen cabinet cards bearing portrait photographs of a fireman who is standing beside a small table. His hand is resting a small statue that is on the table. The fireman is wearing his uniform which includes a long, double-breasted coat, decorative belt, and cap. His belt has the letter, "T," on the buckle. On one copy his collar has been hand-colored in purple, and badge shows the handwritten number, "4," while the other copy has the handwritten number "2" on the coat matching the "2" on his hat's badge. Handwriting on the verso notes "Frank Walsh."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph (1 positive print and 1 negative print). Sepia-toned photo showing one fireman seated at the steering wheel of a 1910 Packard rescue wagon. The wagon has the number, "30," shown on the side. Fireman's helmets as well as a folding canvas life-saving net are visible on the side of the wagon. Large wooden doors (possibly of a fire station) can be seen in the background of the photo. The number, "0488b,"is written in the lower right corner of the photo. The name of the photographer, "Spooner & Wells, Inc., 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." is stamped in blue ink on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
