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- Description:
- Hardcover ledger book, bound in a grey cover, used by Martin Cooney, the Superintendent of Horses for the Detroit Fire Department to record the supply and consumption of hay and oats by the department's horses, spanning January 1, 1907 to January 6, 1917. "Chief Martin Cooney, Supt. of Horses," is handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department, Office of the Fire Commission, form granting a furlough of ten days to Adolph Hoeninghausen of Engine Company No. 23, beginning August 30, 1909. The document is signed by commission secretary George Stockwell, and president Fred T. Moran.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Invitation card to the First Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at the Light Guard Armory (noted in the invite as formerly being Fireman's Hall), on Friday, February 14, 1896, printed in red on pink. A green illustration of a horse-drawn fire engine serves as the background. It has been embossed with both a notary public seal, and one consisting of a loop of fire hose encircling a ladder, and a crossed hook, ax, and bugles. The ticket price is listed as $1.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned composite group portrait of the members of the Detroit Fire Department in 1890, composed of 207 separate head-and-shoulder portraits of unidentified firefighters arranged in rows on the right, and, on the left, portraits of Chief James Battle, Assistant Chiefs James R. Elliott and Mark H. Gascoigne, First Battalion Chief John Kendall, Second Battalion Chief James C. Broderick, Third Battalion Chief William J. Gowan, Superintendent of Horses Allan. Armstrong, and Master Mechanic Francis Beaufait, as well as a photo of Detroit Fire Department Headquarters on the northeast corner of Wayne Street and Larned Street. Images of several pieces of firefighting equipment for a design surrounding the portrait of Battle, and the left edge of the image. A.G. McMichael, Artist & Photo, 210 & 212 Woodward Ave. Copyright 1891 by A.G. McMichael" is printed in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulder portrait photograph of a Detroit Fire Department Chief James Battle. He wears a kepi hat with five crossed bugles on its badge, with a double-breasted coat. The photo was previously housed in the center of a three-part cardstock frame between photos of two other ranking firefighters.
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Hardcover journal of the activities of Engine Company No. 3, recording alarms, fires, orders, and other events spanning March 16, 1906 to August 19, 1906. It appears to have been written by several people. The book is bound in a stained dark green cover with red corners. "Engine Co. 3." is handwritten on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photograph taken of three firefighters of Engine Company No. 2 seated on their horse-drawn fire engine, as taken from off of its right side, with the horses out of frame. They are posed in front of the large, closed bay doors of a fire station. The photo is mounted on black mat board. "From Alvord and Company, Com'l Photographers, 45 Rowland St., Detroit, Mich." is stamped on the verso, "Engine 2," and "St. Antoine and E. Larned," are handwritten on the verso, and "Steam Fire engine No. 2, placed in service January 7, 1861," is printed on a slip to paper taped to the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of the firemen of Neptune #6 fire station which was located at the northwest corner of Larned and St. Antoine. Although the image is very faded, the name, "Neptune," can be seen over the central arched doorway of the ornate, 2-story brick fire station building. A wagon with ladders is visible in the foreground with 4 firemen to the left side and 6 firemen to the right. It appears that a large number of spectators are standing behind the wagon. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo indicates "Hand engine #6, 1855."
- Date Issued:
- 1855-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Oval-shaped sepia-toned full length portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Chief James R. Elliott's pet dog. The dog appears to be a Border Collie. An oval-shaped sticker on upper right corner of the recto is marked in ink with "13." The verso bears several comments in pencil, including: "Pet Dog," "J. R. Elliott," "1 in wall frame," "no price given," "Fire Dept #39," and "1880."
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of an ornate 3-story, brick fire station building. The two fire engine doorways are open. A fire engine can be seen in one doorway and a fireman is standing in the other doorway. A carved stone above the doorways notes "A.D. 1901."
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a fireman who is standing beside a speaking trumpet that is resting on a small table. The fireman is wearing his uniform which includes a long, double-breasted coat, decorative belt, and fireman's hat. The number, "1," is visible on his badge and belt buckle. In the collar area, his shirt appears to be hand-colored in purple. Handwriting on the verso notes, "W. Cooper, Capt. Ladder Co. No. 1; Time Book Record A-117; Died Sept. 2, 1884."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photograph of the nine 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. The men are identified on a separate copy of this photo (1955.158.001), from left to right as, Pete Ortwine, Max Worth, Charles Little (seated on the driver's bench of the fire engine), Peter Smith, Frank Kelliger, Dan Carroll, Billy Werner, Ted Dnier (seated on the driver's bench of the hose apparatus), and Jim O'Grady. 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. "Harry J. Rittle, 8253 Cheyenne, Det. 28," and "corner High & Russell Sts. Built 1867," are handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of the "K.C. Barker" Engine Company in front of the fire station building on Orchard Street. The horse-drawn steam fire engine is parked on the street in front of the 2-story brick fire station. Five firemen (wearing helmets) are standing near the horse and wheel at the front of the steam engine, one fireman is seated in the driver's seat, and four firemen are standing adjacent to the rear wheel of the fire engine. The fireman who is nearest to the horse's head is wearing a belt with the lettering, "Foreman." The fireman who is standing above the rear wheel axle is wearing a belt with the lettering, "Engineer." All of the other firemen are wearing belts which show the name "K. C. Barker." Several bystanders are also visible near both ends of the fire engine. In the background, two firemen are looking out of the center window on the second floor of the fire station.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One certificate. The certificate is handwritten in black ink on heavy paper and was issued as a resolution by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of Detroit to commemorate the untimely death of "Robert W. Nash, Steersman of Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, who had been a valued member of this Department since March 8th 1880, died on Sunday Sept. 17th 1882." The certificate is dated "Sept. 18th 1882" and is signed at the bottom by "James E. Tryon, Secretary. R. W. Gillett, Jerome Croul, B. Vernor, Commissioners."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Large sepia-toned photograph taken of the ceremonial final run of a horse-drawn Detroit Fire Department fire apparatus on April 10, 1922. Three uniformed firefighters riding on a fire engine being drawn by a team of three horses south along Woodward Avenue, as taken from the west side of Woodward south of Grand River Avenue. The Shaw Building and Rayl's Hardware stand in the background. Spectators line the sidewalk, and peer through the windows overlooking the street. The photo is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Business card of William P. Wenner, Pipeman of Fire Steamer Company No. 6. The card is printed with a red background image of a horse-drawn fire engine. The name, "Samuel Hawman," is handwritten on the verso. This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department active duty certificate engraved by Capewell and Kimmel and dated July 17, 1855. The spaces for the name of the firefighter has been left blank. The document bears the signatures of President Jerome Croul, Treasurer Alexander Paton, and Secretary Benjamin Vernor, beside a blue embossed Fire Department of the City of Detroit seal. Illustrations of uniformed firefighters, an early fire apparatus and firefighting equipment, the seal of the State of Michigan, and Neptune flanked by two winged monsters are bordered by scrollwork. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1855-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Poster containing the text of an ordinance approved January 22, 1894, concerning the storage and transportation of flammable goods. The poster is mounted on linen and is missing approximately three inches at the bottom, where the text of Act No. 146 concerning labeling flammable goods, as well a the name of Fire Marshall William H. Baxter would be printed (see 1955.350.019a)
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned cabinet card photo showing the head and shoulders of a fireman. He appears to be seated and is wearing a dress uniform that consists of a double-breasted coat and hat. The hat badge and coat badge both show the number, "220." The name of the photographic studio is printed in gold-colored ink on the bottom of the photo: "Smith, 244 Woodward Avenue, Detroit." Handwriting on the verso shows "#17" and "Captain Richard Filban; Alert H & L [Hook & Ladder] #3, 1881; killed at Ferry Seed."
- Date Issued:
- 1881-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted and retouched sepia-toned photo taken of three firefighters riding in a horse-drawn fire engine, presumably Engine Company No. 9, as taken from a three-quarters angle ahead of the apparatus' right side. Two men sit in the front, and the third is in the back. A team of three horses pull the engine. A fence runs along the sidewalk in the background. A building with a steeple stands in the distance at the upper left. The photo has been retouched in grey and peach-colored paint to outline the horses and the engine, and a horizontal black line has been drawn beneath the engine.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned cabinet card photo of an unidentified fireman who is standing and also leaning against a studio prop rock. The name of the photographic studio is printed in gold-colored ink on the bottom of the photo: "F. Friend, 244 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Handwriting on the verso shows, "#18."
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded letter and form distributed by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Fire Department, and dated January 14, 1852, soliciting the public for works of art to be displayed in Firemen's Hall, opening February 2, 1852. The committee requests "paintings in oil or water," "drawings," "choice engravings and lithographs," "statuary and sculpture," "small specimens of mechanic arts," and "embroidery and needle work." The inner page contains a form where interested parties list available works of art, the artist who created them, and where the artist lived when creating them. The members of the committee are listed as James A. Van Dyke, George Foote, Robert E. Roberts, P.C. Higgins, Joseph J. Rhodes, B. Briody, Edmond A. Brush, Robert W. Kind, Lucretius H. Cobb, Stanley G. Wright, and W.A. Bacon. This copy was purportedly sent to Joseph Campau.
- Date Issued:
- 1852-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photo of five firemen who are riding in a fire truck in a parade on Woodward Ave. at Campus Martius. In the background is the Golde Clothes store and also a crowd of people who are standing on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the verso notes "April 10, 1922; Parade; Last run of steam engines; Seagrave aerial truck." A blue ink stamp on the verso notes "Photograph by the Detroit News; Not to be Published."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, printed by the Detroit Lithographic Office, and issued to James R. Elliott on March 16, 1866. The document bears the signatures of President John Hyland, Treasurer James A. Elliott, and Secretary John Kendall, beside a green adhesive embossed Firemen's Fund Association seal. Illustrations of a firefighter speaking into a bugle, as two other firefighters hold a hose, as well as of a team of firefighters riding in an early self-propelled steam-driven fire engine are on the left side of the certificate. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo showing the head and shoulders of a fireman in a dress uniform. The photo is oval-shaped and is mounted on cardboard that has been cut out from a larger piece of mounting cardboard. Handwriting on the verso shows "Mr. McLaughlin, Asst. to Chief Martin Cooney, Supt. of Horses."
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner Benjamin Vernor. Handwriting on the verso indicates "ex-commissioner, Benjamin Vernor." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. The decorative engraved logo of the photographer (Randall) has been torn off of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print of four crew members of Chemical Company No. 1 posing on their fire engine, drawn by a team of three horses in front of the Fire Department Headquarters. A crowd is visible in the background near the right edge. The matting is decorated with four pairs of intersecting lines which surround the photo, and "Chemical 1" is a blackletter script beneath it.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a fire department chief engineer who is standing beside a seated fireman. The chief is wearing his uniform which includes a long, double-breasted coat, decorative belt with the word, "Chief," and a fireman's hat. He is also holding a speaking trumpet. The seated fireman is probably from Woodbridge Co. No. 12 since the number, "12," is visible on his belt buckle. Handwriting on the top and bottom of the photo notes, "William Lee, Chief Engineer, 1859." The verso has an oval-shaped photo of an unknown, well-dressed man.
- Date Issued:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of six firemen, a horse-drawn hose wagon, and a horse-drawn steam fire engine as they are leaving the fire station. The group is Steam Engine Company No. 9 and the number, "9," can be seen on the side of the hose wagon just below the driver's seat. The brick fire station and open doors are visible in the background. A carved stone above the doors shows "A.D. 1901." Several other brick buildings can be seen in the background on the left side of the photo.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small hardcover book, bound in a unmarked black cover, containing a list of the city's 891 fire alarm box location. The initials "B.W." are handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print of the horse-drawn fire engine, Engine No. 8, with three firefighters and hitched three horses in front of a firehouse. Matting is a heavy cardstock with four black lines enclosing the photo and "Engine 8" in a blackletter script beneath it.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photo showing nine firemen and the equipment of Engine Company No. 3 in front of the fire station on Clifford Street. The firemen are standing in front of a horse-drawn hose wagon and a horse-drawn steam fire engine. The brick fire station building with large wooden doors can be seen in the background. Decorative stone carvings that depict a fire department motif (crossed ladders and helmet) can be seen on either side of the fire station above the windows. The street name sign showing "Clifford St." can be seen just to the left of the crossed ladders motif. A wood frame building can be seen at the far right side of the photo along with three men who are standing near the rear end of the steam engine. Handwriting on the verso notes "Engine Co. #3 c.1871."
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned cabinet card photograph of the head and shoulders of a fireman. The badge on his cap reads, "204." Noted on the front lower right corner is the address of the photo studio, "244 & 246 Woodward Ave." which was probably the studio of F. Friend based upon other similar photos in this collection. Written on verso, "T. J. O'Shea."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print of a group of nine firefighters of Chemical Company No. 6 posing with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire house at Elmwood and Fort Street. The foremost driver is Martin Cooney, who would later become superintendent of horses.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department Headquarters uniform inspection form, dated June 29th, 1909 at 3:20 PM, and filled out by William H. Harrisfor the commanding officer of Engine Company No. 23 concerning the "Regulation cap No. 1" of Adolph Hoeninghausen.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white glossy photo showing a group of eight firemen who are standing or seated in front of a brick building with two large wooden doors (probably at a fire station). All of the firemen are wearing uniforms and the number, "8," can be seen on several their belts. A typewritten note on the verso shows "Minute Men in the early 1880's." A blue ink stamp on the verso shows "Photograph by the Detroit News, Not to be Published."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small building inspector's handbook, bound in a black cover with faded lettering, "officially complied and published under the auspices of the fire marshal and leading architects of Detroit."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small hard-cover book, bound in a red cover with gold lettering, containing the rules and regulations of the Detroit Fire Department, printed by James H. Stone and Company. "M. Cooney," is printed on the front cover near the lower right, and "Loaned by Mrs. Agnes Cooney Paul, 511 W. Hildale," and "Chief Martin Cooney, Supt of Horses," is handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- 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
- Description:
- Black and white glossy photo of a damaged print that shows the fire station and firemen of Neptune Engine Company No. 6. The view shows a manually-operated pumper wagon in the foreground along with 10 firemen in uniforms. A small hose wagon can be seen at the far left side of the photo. There are at least 15 spectators who are standing beside or behind the wagons. An ornate 2-story brick fire station building is visible in the background and it has a sign over the central doorway which shows "Neptune, Engine No. 6." The company chief, wearing a belt with the word, "Foreman," is standing at right end of the pumper wagon and his assistant is standing at the opposite end. Each is holding a speaking trumpet. Handwritten text on the verso shows "6.4, 115207, 1, 4/25/56."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen photo showing the crew of Hook and Ladder Company #1. The crew is standing or seated beside their horse-drawn ladder truck which is located in front of the fire station building. Firemen have been identified as follows: Capt. Wm. Cooper, Lieut. Thos. Ramsey (seated in chairs), Thos. Lapine (driver), and Jim Shay (at tiller on rear end of truck). Firemen who are standing (left to right) include: Bob Nash, Wm. Sullivan, Timothy Shay, Alex. Gray, Malcolm Sutherland, and James E. Henry. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photo shows "Detroit Fire Department, Truck No.1." Handwriting on the verso notes "New Truck of 'Rescue' Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, located in front of the first headquarters building located at the corner of Wayne and W. Larned Streets (behind the old Washington Mutual Building). Built in 1870 by the Hartshorn Co. of N.Y. City at a cost of $2,500 (note lack of running boards). The unit served until 1876 when it was replaced by a newer model."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned glossy photo showing a horse-drawn steam engine moving along a street that is partly covered with snow. A horse-drawn sleigh can be seen at the far left side of the photo and several spectators can be seen on the right side. Various 1-story to 3-story wood frame or brick buildings can be seen in the background. Advertising posters on a wall near the center of the image mention the names "Peter F. Dailey" and "James J. Jeffries - A Man From the West."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of Hose Company No. 1 posed with their horse-drawn hose apparatus, in front of the entrance of the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters. Each man in identified through a handwritten caption beneath them. W. Heck sits on the driver's bench of the apparatus, holding the reigns of the two-horse team. F. Arnold, T. Drury, C. Walsh, and G.S. Goldwater stand lined up beside the apparatus. A relief over the door of the headquarters reads, "Fire Department Headquarters, 1882." Two large bay entrances to the building are also in the background. The bay doors for the one behind the Hose Company No. 1's apparatus are open. "Hose Co. No. One, Taken August 15th 1903." is handwritten in ink at the bottom center of the photo. The photo is mounted on grey mat board.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned composite group portrait of the members of the Detroit Fire Department in 1890, composed of 207 separate head-and-shoulder portraits of unidentified firefighters arranged in rows on the right, and, on the left, portraits of Chief James Battle, Assistant Chiefs James R. Elliott and Mark H. Gascoigne, First Battalion Chief John Kendall, Second Battalion Chief James C. Broderick, Third Battalion Chief William J. Gowan, Superintendent of Horses Allan. Armstrong, and Master Mechanic Francis Beaufait, as well as a photo of Detroit Fire Department Headquarters on the northeast corner of Wayne Street and Larned Street. Images of several pieces of firefighting equipment for a design surrounding the portrait of Battle, and the left edge of the image. A.G. McMichael, Artist & Photo, 210 & 212 Woodward Ave. Copyright 1891 by A.G. McMichael" is printed in the lower left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Resolution, printed on a large piece of cardstock, from the Fire Commission of the City of Detroit memorializing Mark Henry Gascoigne following his death. The resolution is signed by James E. Tryon, Peter Henkel, Benjamin Vernor, Rufus W. Gillett, and Jerome Croul. The resolution reads: At a meeting of the Fire Commission of the City of Detroit held January 19, 1885, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted Whereas God in his infinite wisdom has removed from the walks of life Mark H. Gascoigne, Superintendent of the Telegraph of the Detroit Fire Department. A man who was ever faithful and ever true in the performance of the duties of his position. In recognition of this closing of a long career as an Officer of the Department of the Fire Commission of the City of Detroit does hereby Resolve, That in the death of Mark H. Gascoigne the Fire Department has lost a most efficient officer: the city an hones and good citizen and devoted servant and the world a noble chivalrous man who lived for the good of his fellows. Resolved, That while the ties which bound him to the Commissioners Officers and men of the Department by hooks of steel have been severed by the hand of Death, his bright record of good works will live forever, pictures which shall adorn the walls of memory until times shall be no more. Resolved, That his fidelity and staunch loyalty to duty justly entitles his name to a place on the roll of honor as one who has wrought unceasingly to uphold the standard of this Department. Resolved, That this preamble and resolutions be spread upon the record of the Commission, and a copy there of be placed in the Central Office of the Fire Alarm Telegraph; and a copy transmitted to the family of the deceased. Attest James E. Tryon, Secretary Peter Henkel B. Vernor R. W. Gillett Jerome Croul Commissioners
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of two firemen who are seated on a small wagon that is being drawn by three horses. Several brick and wood frame residential houses are visible in the background. Handwriting on the verso shows "D.F.D. approx. 1902. Eng. 9 exercise wagon shown with the steamer horses. If a fire company had no runs within a 24 hour period, the horses were exercised in local streets near the station houses. In the event of a fire, they would be notified to return to the station by ringing the tower bell."
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photo of 1922 Ahrens-Fox High Pressure Apparatus car. The car has been photographed in the middle of a street. Several wood frame and brick houses are visible in the background. A typewritten label at the bottom of the photo notes "Ahrens Fox high pressure car in the Detroit, Michigan, fire dept." and the number, "602," is shown in the lower right corner. A typewritten label on the verso notes "1922 Ahrens-Fox High Pressure Apparatus; This apparatus was used with the old high pressure hydrant system in downtown Detroit. This truck was originally designated as High Pressure No. 1 located at Wayne and Larned Sts. and is still in service today as a reserve boat tender for the fireboat. Photo courtesy of C. Woodward." The name, "Jim Leininger, 1061 - 17th St., Wyandotte, Mich. 48192," is stamped in black ink on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation to the Sixth Annual Ball of Lafayette Fire Company No. 4 at Firemen's Hall on Thursday, January 5, 1854. The invitation contains the motto, "At danger's call we're prompt to fly, and bravely do, or bravely die." at the top, as well as an illustration of an early fire apparatus, a list of honorary members, and a list of members of the company. The invitation is mounted on another piece of paper, with faint sets of numbers handwritten on the verso in pencil, with the name, "R.S. Stuart."
- Date Issued:
- 1854-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner James W. Sutton. Handwriting on the verso notes "ex-commissioner, James W. Sutton." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. A decorative engraved logo on the verso shows "Randall, Photographer, 220 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation form letter to a dinner addressed to Major Henry B. Brevoort from the Detroit Fire Department, printed on stationery with a header of an eagle grasping a banner that reads, "e pluribus unum." The note reads: The Fire Department of the City of Detroit, Respectfully solicit the Company of Maj. H.B. Brevoort at Dinner, near the National Hotel, in celebration of the approaching Anniversary of American Independence, on Monday the 5th inst. Detroit, July 2, 1847 Committee: Jno. R. Williams Zina Pitcher R.E. Roberts "Rec. July 4th at 2 PM," has been handwritten at the top of the note.
- Date Issued:
- 1847-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting ten firemen aboard an automobile, with buildings in the background. Printed on verso: The Detroit Fire Department is being rapidly fitted out with automobile fire fighters. This view shows one of the departments responding to an alarm and going through the street at a rate of 75 miles an hour in one of their 30 H.P. Packard Motors Cars. This machine, known as the 30 squad wagon and carrying 12 men, is equipped with hand extinguishers and can easily take care of incipient fires. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, printed by the Detroit Lithographic Office, and issued to Mark A. Gascoigne on Feburary 23, 1867. The document bears the signatures of President John Hyland, Treasurer James A. Elliott, and Secretary John Kendall, beside a green adhesive embossed Firemen's Fund Association seal. Illustrations of a firefighter speaking into a bugle, as two other firefighters hold a hose, as well as of a team of firefighters riding in an early self-propelled steam-driven fire engine are on the left side of the certificate. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two sepia-toned photographic prints mounted to opposite sides of heavy cardstock. The image on the recto shows a horse-drawn fire engine crossing an intersection. A heavily treed area, likely Grand Circus Park, is visible in the background. The base of a moonlight tower is at the right. A boy peers toward the camera while stepping into the street in the foreground on the right. The picture on the verso depicts a man in a bowler hat and sport coat standing atop a bridge across a canal. A large building and several trees are visible across the canal in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of a team of three Detroit Fire Department horses fully bridled and pulling an engine, as part of the ceremonial final run of a horse-drawn Detroit Fire Department apparatus on April 10, 1922 on Woodward Avenue. Two men are seen faintly in the distance driving the team. On verso it is noted, "For Hon. H.C. Murphy, from the late Augusta D. von Schrader, Last Run of the Fire Horses."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white glossy print of an earlier photograph that shows eight firemen who are seated on or standing beside a horse-drawn steam fire engine. The steam engine has been decorated for President Lincoln's funeral march which was held in Detroit on April 25, 1865. The firemen are part of the Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Company No. 3 and the name, "Phoenix," is visible on several of the firemen's belts. The 2-story brick fire station and several wood-frame houses can be seen in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, printed by the Detroit Lithographic Office, and issued to George W. Cook on November 9, 1889. The document bears the signatures of President John Kendall, Treasurer James A. Elliott, and Secretary John E. Quick. Illustrations of a firefighter speaking into a bugle, as two other firefighters hold a hose, as well as of a team of firefighters riding in an early self-propelled steam-driven fire engine are on the left side of the certificate. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned albumen photo of a Detroit Fire Department horse-drawn ladder truck that is parked on Larned Street in front of the Fire Department Headquarters building. The old headquarters building was located at the corner of Wayne (now Washington Blvd.) and Larned St. and the name, "Larned," can be seen on the glass of the streetlight that is located on the left side of the photo. "Fire Department Headquarters" is written over the arched doorway that is located at the far right side of the ornate 3-story brick building. The shop of horseshoer, T. W. Leonard (Thomas W. Leonard, 78 Larned St. W.), can be seen just to the right of the headquarters building. Handwriting on the verso notes "The new 1883 Hayes-LaFrance 86' aerial truck of 'Rescue' Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 in front of original fire headquarters. The large aerial ladder was raised by cranking the long worm gear attached to the turntable. The rear steersman (tiller) was seated at the rear over the wheels and under the main ladder."
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned, head and shoulders cabinet card portrait of a fireman. Badge on cap reads "200." Handwritten note on verso identifies subject as John O'Neill. The bottom of the photo is cut off, but likely originally bore a border that read "F. Friend, 244 & 246 Woodward Ave, Detroit," matching others in this collection.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned photograph of the head and shoulders of a fireman. Badge on cap as well as badge on lapel of jacket reads, "203." Noted on verso indicates that this is possibly an image of Richard Filban. Filban served for the Detroit Fire Department at Hook and Ladder No. 3.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned, photographic print of six members of Hose Company No.8 posing on their horse-drawn hose apparatus in front of a fire station. The matting is decorated with four intersecting lines surrounding the photo, and "Hose 8" in a blackletter script beneath it.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mimeographed memorandum from James C. Broderick, to a commander officer, dated July 28, 1909, asking for lists of both the names of firefighters who have regulation overcoats, and those who do not, and further that those who lack proper coats should order them.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hardcover book, bound in a black cover printed with "Standard No. 354 Diary 1915 in gold, intended as a daily diary for the year 1915, used by Martin Cooney, the Superintendent of Horses for the Detroit Fire Department to record the reception, delivery, purchase, sale, injury, illness, and death of the department's horses. "Chief Martin Cooney, Supt. of Horses DFD," is handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation card to the Fifth Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at Bamlet's Hall on Grand River Avenue and Rowland Street, on Monday, April 16, 1900, printed in red on white. The Metropolitan Band are listed as the entertainment. A brown and red illustration of a horse-drawn fire engine serves as the background. The ticket price is listed as $1. "No. 0" is printed in the lower right corner. It has been embossed with a seal consisting of a loop of fire hose encircling a ladder, and a crossed hook, ax, and bugles, beneath a fire helmet.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Half-length sepia-toned portrait of the firefighter, Charles Robert Kline, wearing the dress uniform of the Detroit Fire Department taken around 1896. Bottom of backing card embossed with a series of seals for the Photographers Association of America, 1896, and the logo and address of the McMichael Photography Studio. Autograph on verso reads, "Charles Robert Kline."
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a fire truck drawn by three horses, with ten firemen aboard. Printed on verso: The Detroit Fire Department is considered one of the best equipped in the country, and their promptness in responding to alarms is remarkable. The magnitude of the department is scarcely realized by the majority of the people. It requires the services of 630 men to handle the 32 engines, 13 trucks, 3 hose companies, 340 horses, 1 water tower and 2 fire boats. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 22, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, printed by the Detroit Lithographic Office, and issued to John McDuff on March 4, 1874. The document bears the signatures of President John Hyland, Treasurer James A. Elliott, and Secretary John Kendall, beside a green adhesive embossed Firemen's Fund Association seal. Illustrations of a firefighter speaking into a bugle, as two other firefighters hold a hose, as well as of a team of firefighters riding in an early self-propelled steam-driven fire engine are on the left side of the certificate. The certificate is mounted on linen.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of eight firefighters posing in front of their apparatus--a horse-drawn wagon with drivers at each end, stacked with ladders. Their firehouse is in the background. "Loaned by Mrs. Agnes Cooney Paul, 511 W. Hildale. Martin Cooney." written on verso. Depicted is either Ladder Company No. 2 or No. 6, with driver Martin Cooney who later became superintendent of horses.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department leave of absence form made out by J. le Perzen[?] of Engine Company No. 23 requesting 48 hours beginning October 3rd, 1897 at 7 AM. The request was approved by Company Commander F.M. Donnadieu, First Battalion Chief William H. Harris, Department Chief James C. Broderick, and President William Gowan[?]
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of two uniformed firefighters posed between three horses, which they are holding by the bit rings outside of the doorway of a brick stable.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hardcover journal of the activities of Engine Company No. 42, recording alarms, fires, orders, and other events spanning September 1, 1920 to September 14, 1921. Tables of fuel consumption and mileage on their apparatus are on the final pages of the book. The book is bound in a stained green cover with red corners. "42," is handwritten on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of Detroit Engine Company No. 9 exiting a fire station with a horse-drawn Amoskeag steam engine. A team of three horses pull the equipment, driven by a fireman, a second fireman is seated beside him, while a third fireman is standing on the rear of the engine behind the water tank. Engine Company #9 was located at the northwest corner of East Larned and Riopelle Streets. (The building was razed in 1961 for urban renewal.)
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation form letter to a meeting of Mechanics' Fire Company No. 8, signed by its secretary C.F. Mirrs. The note reads: Mechanics' Fire Co. No. 8. There will be a regular meeting of Mechanics' Fire Co. No. 8, at the Engine House, this Evening at 7 o'clock. A punctual attendance is requested C.F. Mirrs, Sec'y. Detroit, June 7, 1849
- Date Issued:
- 1849-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hardcover journal of the activities of Ladder Company No. 21, recording alarms, fires, orders, and other events, spanning April 25, 1925 to November 7, 1925. It appears to have been written by several people. Inventories of gasoline, motor oil, and equipment have been noted on the final pages. The book is bound in a dark green worn cover with red corners. "Ladder Co. 21." is handwritten on the cover. Six laundry sheets from the Detroit Fire Department Bureau of Buildings and Grounds have also been included between the log's pages.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of K.C. Barker Company No. 4, posed with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire station, presumably at Orchard Street and Fifth Street during a memorial event for Abraham Lincoln. A young girl in a dress decorated with a ribbon, a harp, a small portrait of Lincoln, banners, garland, and a small flag are on the engine. The majority of the firefighters wear matching shirts, pants, helmets, and belts printed with "K.C. Barker." The men standing on the engine wear peaked caps, and one standing on the rear also wears a belt identifying him as an engineer. Two of the men on the far left hold bugles. One of them wears a "foreman," belt, the other wears one that is only partially legible, "2nd A[...]." The two men to their right both lean on an upright hose nozzle. The station in the background is a two-story brick structure, and two people peer from its upper windows. A hose apparatus is in the street on the left edge of the frame. Several spectators are also visible in the background. Text underneath the photo's bottom right edge reads "Photo by Randall Detroit." The photo is mounted on linen and on board.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner Lucretius H. Cobb. Handwriting on the verso notes "ex-comm., Lucretius H. Cobb." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. The decorative engraved logo of the photographer's studio (Randall) has been torn off of the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned, head and shoulders cabinet card portrait of a fireman. Badge on cap reads "207." Hand written note on verso identifies him as Thomas Drury. The bottom of the photo is damaged obscuring the photographer's name and address, but likely read "F. Friend, 244 & 246 Woodward Ave., Detroit," matching others in this collection.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation card to the Second Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at the Light Guard Armory (noted in the invite as formerly being Fireman's Hall), on Tuesday, January 12, 1897. The card consists of a triangular flap with printed with an image of a firefighter's helmet, a twisted length of hose, and a hook, bound with yellow string over the left edge of a rectangular card. The recto of the card is printed with information about the event, and a red background illustration of a horse-drawn fire engine. The verso lists committee members. The recto contains information about the event, as well as a green background image of a horse-drawn fire engine. Committee members are listed on the verso. The invitation was printed by Williams and Horton on 48 Porter Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photographic print of three fire engines situated adjacent to the Detroit News building. Onlookers and firefighters are visible in the snow covered streets.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small hardcover book, bound in a black cover with gold lettering, containing the rules and regulations of the Detroit Fire Department, dated January 1, 1905. "Supt. Horses, Chief Martin Cooney," is handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation card to the Third Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at the Light Guard Armory (noted in the invite as formerly being Fireman's Hall), on Monday, April 11, 1898, featuring music by Schremser's 4th Regiment Band. The recto contains information about the event, as well as a green background image of a horse-drawn fire engine. Committee members are listed on the verso. The price is listed as $1.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
- Description:
- Photograph. A mounted, sepia-toned print of a "flashlight photo" of a firehouse interior where a fire engine is hitched up to a pair of horses and surrounded by ten firefighters--four riding on the engine, three handling the horses with another approaching, one opening the door, and the last sliding down the fire pole. A number 3 is visible on the stack of the fire engine, suggesting this is Engine Company No. 3. "John Forster & Son, Photographers, Manufrs. of Picture Frames. 178 & 180 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Mich." printed on verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Document containing a portion of a transcript of the minutes of the Fire Commission of Detroit, consisting of a tribute to retiring fire chief James C. Broderick, handwritten in a blackletter typeface on parchment. It bears the signatures of William J. Chittenden, Jr., Thomas J. Rosquett, Charles F. Clippert, and A.A. Shcantz. The parchment is mounted on linen. The document reads: Tribute to James C. Broderick, Fire Chief Detroit, Michigan, Sept. 1st 1917 Representing not only the Citizens of Detroit, but feeling certain that we are voicing the sentiments and acting on behalf of our predecessors, We, the Fire Commission of Detroit, direct the Secretary to spread upon the minutes of this evening, the following expression of mingled regret and pleasure in the voluntary retirement of James C. Broderick, Chief, Detroit Fire Department. We express regret when we consider your honorable and unblemished record of fifty years of continuous service as a fireman and officer. Your work during that span of years included every department and branch of the service. You were called from each, only to assume more difficult and more responsible duties. Your keen insight, your personally unselfish response to duty, your thorough study and understanding of men and the department's requirements, your spirit of liberality and benevolence in dealing with others, your absolute integrity and your unfailing courage, all combined to make you the ideal Fire Chief. These qualities were known to your men and to your few intimates, far better than to our Citizens, for with it all you have that rare quality of feeling that duty well done is ample reward. Publicity makes no appeal to you, always shunning and never inviting it. It is our pleasure to express to you in person and to spread upon these Minutes, our knowledge of your many virtues and enviably record. We know that you are laying aside your duties only because you feel that you have well earned a rest. We hope that Divine Providence, Who shapes and controls the future of all men, will smooth your pathway, and will bless it with a most liberal apportionment of good health and happiness for many years. Board of Fire Commissioners of Detroit. W.J. Chittenden, Jr. Thomas J. Rosquett Charles F. Clippert A.A. Shcantz
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner Jerome Croul. This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. The decorative engraved logo of the photographer (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:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of Detroit Fire Commissioner William Duncan. Handwriting on the verso notes "ex-commissioner, William Duncan." This photograph is one of a series of eight photos of former Detroit Fire Department Commissioners. A decorative engraved logo on the verso shows "Randall, Photographer, 220 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Firemen's Fund Association membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithograph Company, and issued to J.L. Wright, and dated July 17, 1916. The certificate is signed by the group's president M. Murnane, treasurer W.M. Burgess, and secretary B. Cronin, and a red embossed Detroit Firemen's Fund Association seal has been stamped besides the signatures. A color illustration of firefighters using a ladder apparatus and of a pair of firefighters riding on a horse-drawn fire engine are on the left side of the document.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Invitation card to the Fourth Annual Fireman's Ball held by the Association of Ex-Members Detroit Steam Fire Department at Bamlet's Hall on Grand River Avenue and Rowland Street, on Monday, April 3, 1899, printed in red on white. The Detroit Grays Military Band are listed as the entertainment. A green illustration of a horse-drawn fire engine serves as the background. The ticket price is listed as $1.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Detroit Fire Department appointment certificate issued to Aroulet Richmond of Eagle Company No. 2, dated October 1843. The certificate is signed by Common Council clerk Robert E. Roberts, Fire Department President Chauncey Hurlbut, and Fire Department Treasurer Mason Palmer, and bears both the embossed seals of the Fire Department of the City of Detroit, and of the City of Detroit. At the top, an engraving by George W. Hatch, based on a painting by Henry Inman, captioned "Protection and Benevolence," shows the Roman god Neptune receiving a pair of keys from a woman, who wears a crown, holds a caduceus and stands beside a shield, possibly intended as either Minerva or Mercury. To their right, another woman hands a document marked "The Department Fund," to another woman, dressed in black, who sits cradling a baby. An engraving, credited to N. Gray, of a fire engine labeled Eagle Company No. 2 is at the bottom of the document.
- Date Issued:
- 1843-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of a Detroit fireman. The badge on the cap reads, "DFD 203" and the badge on the jacket reads, "Detroit 203." The bottom of the image notes the photography studio of, "Friend & Smith, 244 - 246 Woodward Ave, Detroit." Noted on verso, "Wm. Sullivan," this is possibly an image of William Sullivan. Sullivan was a Lieutenant for Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
