Sepia-toned head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait photograph of an unidentified fireman

Description:

Sepia-toned head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait photograph of an unidentified fireman. Badge on hat reads "184", handwritten on back "#19." It's mounted onto a green card backing that bears the name and address of the photographers, Holcombe and Metzen of 222 and 220 Woodward Avenue. The reverse also includes a print of an engraving serving as a more elaborate logo for the photographers, consisting of framed photo of a woman in profile, placed before a partially drawn curtain, which eclipses a half sunburst above.

Date Issued:

1890-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Detroit Fire Department, Firefighters, and Portraiture

Subject Name:

Holcombe, Burton J. and Metzen, Edward J.

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/673F1D4C-9017-4C91-9DDB-739211990970