Sepia-toned composite group portrait of the members of the Detroit Fire Department in 1890

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

Collection:

Fire Department

Subject Topic:

Detroit Fire Department, Firefighters, Fire Department Headquarters, and Portraiture

Subject Name:

Battle, James R., Kendall, John, Elliott, James R., Gascoigne, Mark Henry, Broderick, James C., Gowan, William J., Armstrong, Allan, and Beaufait, Francis

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/E4786B87-0DE2-4F07-89CF-378332971480