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- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Large sepia-toned group portrait photograph of six members of Detroit Fire Department Protective Company No. 1, a salvage company, seated in chairs in the street in front of their horse-drawn apparatus. A dog sits in the street in the middle of the line of men. A young girl stands on the left edge of the frame, along the wall of their fire station. The station's large bay doors are opening. A lantern, several helmets, and fire extinguishers are on the apparatus. "Built by S.M. Stewart, Rochester, N.Y.," is painted near the front of the apparatus. The photo is mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photo of Nick O'Leary and J.J. Bourke, two uniformed firefighters of Water Tower Company No.1, posed in a horse carriage, attached to a team of three horses at an intersection. A brick and a wooden-sided building are in the background. "Exercise Slogan," "Water Tower No. 1," and "Nick O'Leary, Driver, J.J. Bourke, Pipesman, Aug 15 1908," are handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Sepia-toned photo showing two steam engines in operation. The steam pumper engines are being operated by several firemen and both are generating large clouds of billowing smoke. An automobile is visible at the far right side of the image. A row of covered stalls can be seen in the left background area as well as two utility poles with overhead wires.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photograph of six firemen who are riding on a fire truck in a parade on Woodward Ave. at Campus Martius. Businesses that are visible in the background include Golde Clothes and John Roesink Good Clothes. Also in the background is a crowd of people who are standing on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the verso notes "April 10, 1922; Parade; Last run of steam fire engine; 1917 Chemical Seagrave Engine 3." 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
- Collection:
- Fire Department
