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Catalog Number 1955.166.032a
Object Name Print, Photographic
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 c. 1901
People Demay
Print size 6.375" x 4.875"
Collection Fire Department
Search Terms Detroit Fire Department
Firefighters
Engine Company No. 9
Amoskeag