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Catalog Number 1955.350.024
Object Name Print, Photographic
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 c. 1885
Print size 13.5" x 10.5"
Collection Fire Department
Search Terms Protective Company No. 1
Fire Apparatuses
Firefighters
Fire Stations
Dogs and Cats