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- 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:
- Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of nine uniformed firefighters posed on the lawn outside of a brick building. The five men in the front are seated in wooden chairs, and the other four men stand behind them. The man seated in the center has a pair of bugles and the number 120 on the badge on his hat. The man seated to the left of him as a single bugle and the number 181 on his. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of head and shoulders of a Detroit fireman. Badge on his cap reads, "DFD 205," badge on his jacket reads, "Detroit 205." The name of the photographic studio is mostly torn off at the bottom of the image, but it likely was "F. Friend" which matches other similar photos in this collection. Written on verso, "Thomas Hogan,"
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of seven uniformed firefighters. The original accession record identified two of the men standing in the top row--although it is unclear as two which exactly--as James Shea, and Timothy Callahan, and listed Richard Filbin and John O'Neil as being among the three men seated in the front. The man at the top right wears a helmet and belt identifying him as a member of Continental Company No. 8. He rests his hand on the shoulder of the men seated in front of him who wears a kepi hat and a belt also with the number "8." The two men standing in the center wear matching uniforms including firefighter belts identifying them as belong to one of the rescue companies. The both rest their hands on the shoulder of the man seated below them in the center, who wears a kepi hat, and a firefighter belt, the writing on which, "Stee[...]," is rendered partially illegible by glare. The man on the top right wears a helmet and firefighter belt which identifies him as a member of Neptune Company No. 2. A man with a kepi hat, and a rescue company belt sits in the lower right. Two helmets from Ladder Company No. 1 are positioned on the ground between the seated subjects. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock.
- Date Issued:
- 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen cabinet card portrait photograph of a fireman who is standing and holding a ladder with his left hand. His badge shows a handwritten number "4." Handwriting on the verso notes "Frank Welsh."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photographic Print (1 copy). Sepia-toned albumen cabinet card photo of a fireman who is standing beside a small table with a "Babcock" fire extinguisher. His shirt has been hand-colored in maroon/purple and the number, "6," has been handwritten on his badge. The word, "Rescue," is visible on his belt. Handwriting on the verso notes "John O'Neil, 1872."
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo showing 13 members of the Detroit Fire Department. The firemen are arranged in two rows with seven standing in back and six seated in front. The closed doors of a fire station are visible in the background. Handwriting on the verso notes, "Seated 4th from right, Capt. Lucius Tate, Detroit Fire Dept., retired 1911." The photo is mounted on dark gray cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned cabinet card photo of unknown fireman who is standing. He has a bushy mustache and is wearing a dress uniform that consists of a long, double-breasted coat, decorative belt, and hat. The belt buckle shows the number, "2," and a hat badge shows the number, "38." The name of the photographic studio is printed in gold-colored ink on the bottom of the photo: "Earle, 253 Woodward Ave. and 55 Rowland St., Detroit." Handwriting on the verso shows "#15."
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of 4 firemen who are standing in front of the open doors of a fire station. Handwriting on the verso notes, "Chemical #1" and "Left to Right: M. Donahue, Steavens, Charles Knoblesdorf, T. Schielt."
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of ten uniformed firefighters posed in front of an open bay on the exterior of their fire station. The five men in the front are seated in wooden chairs, and the other five men stand behind them. The face of an eleventh person is visible through the window on the right. Through the large bay doors are harnesses for the horses that draw their apparatus which are suspended from overhead to expedite hitching. The photo is mounted on beige cardstock.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
