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- Description:
- Hardcover ledger book, bound in a grey cover printed with "Journal," used by Martin Cooney, the Superintendent of Horses for the Detroit Fire Department to record both the shifts and absences of workers at the department's supply stables, spanning February 18, 1902 to January 13, 1907, as well as the supply and consumption of hay and oats by the department's horses, from January 1, 1902 to December 15, 1906. The worker's arrivals and departures are listed on pages 3 through 19, while the supply of feed is documented on pages 1 and 2, as well as 164 through 200. "Supply Stables" and "Chief Martin Cooney" are handwritten on the front free endpaper.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting a horse-drawn vehicle labeled "John Blessed and Son. Grocers. 391-395 Woodward Ave." Leaning against the horse is a man in a white apron. In the background is a structure under construction. Handwritten message on verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Small ledger book, bound in a dark brown leather, used by Martin Cooney, the Superintendent of Horses for the Detroit Fire Department to record the purchase of horses, spanning November 23, 1882 to January 23, 1914. The book was manufactured by the Gregory, Mayer and Thom Company of Detroit, and it contains the pre-printed column headers, "date," "color," "sex," "age," "weight," "price," "bought of," and "how disposed of." A small scrap of paper was found inside the book, printed with: President McGraw has announced the following Committees: Men..............McGraw Katz Finance.........Bosquett Chittenden Horses..........Chittenden Bosquett Telegraph......Bosquett Katz Supplies........Chittenden McGraw Buildings.......Katz Chittenden Apparatus......McGraw Bosquett Water............Katz McGraw 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. 1 account book. used by Martin Cooney, superintendent of horses for Detroit Fire dept., to record horse transactions, black cover, 8" x 4"
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting several horse-drawn carriages on Belle Isle, with people standing among them. Printed on verso: The Pony Carts on Belle Isle are one of the many attractions at this beautiful resort. A minimum charge is made for service, and they are kept constantly on the go by the many youngsters, who enjoy these rides to no small extent. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 29, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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 along the face of the fire station building. The name, "M. R. Freeman," is stamped in black ink in the lower right corner of the print.
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted, sepia-toned photographic print of the crew of Ladder Company No. 1 posing in and along the running board of their apparatus, drawn by a team of three horses, in front of Fire Department headquarters. The matting is decorated with a set four pairs of double lines with surround the image, and below "Ladder 1" in a blackletter script.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Print of negative. Black and white glossy print of a negative that shows a man who is wearing a fire department uniform and is seated in a horse-drawn buggy. The buggy is stopped on a residential street and several wood frame houses are visible in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Sepia-toned glossy photo of the horse-drawn ladder wagon and crew of the Wyandotte Fire Department. The photo shows six firemen in the wagon and one man standing on the ground near the rear. On the side of the wagon, the letters, "W.F.D.," can be seen. The open doors of the fire station are visible at the left side of the photo. A 2-story brick residential and commercial business building is visible in the background. Handwriting on the verso notes "1912, Wyandotte, Mich., Wyandotte Fire Dept., Chief - Floyd Collard."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Black and white print negative depicting a harness race. A pair of horses, each pulling a driver in a sulky race from the left edge of the frame. The announcer's booth, bearing the date July 17, 1888 is in the center of the frame. A row of spectators is at the bottom of the frame. More spectators, some with carriages and horses are on the opposite side of the track, around and in front of the booth. Edge of source image is printed into this negative reprograph.
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white print, presumably an enlargement of a glass negative, showing a horse with a bridle, yolk, and harness trapped in mud up to its shoulder along East Nevada Avenue. A crowd is gathered around the horse, visible in frame as feet and legs among piles of bricks and boards on the far side of the horse, and shadows of men in hats in the foreground. A partially out of frame man on the left pulls a chain in an effort to free the horse. Another partially out of frame man in front of him holds the end of a rope tied to the horse. A backwards caption stretches across the bottom of the frame, "[S]tuck in mud on E. Nevada Ave. Detroit, Mich. 191[...]."
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- A mounted sepia-tone photo of George Knowles in Chief Elliott's horse-drawn buggy in front of the firehouse for Engine Company No. 2, as noted on verso. The photo is mounted to brown cardstock.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department