Object number:
2000.1.92
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1885
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 6.5 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Handwritten on the back, "Reeled hose cart, E. 14th St./ near 13th Ave." "Old hand hose cart of 1885... only man identified (and that is doubtful) is man at extreme right on seat- Tom Jordan,July 20, 1934." "Not so famous." Photo shows the volunteers of Brooklyn fire station #4 posing in front of their building. Four men are sitting and standing in a small cart with a horse hitched to it near the open front door of the building. Several other men wearing suits and bowler hats and two young boys are standing on the ground nearby.
Concepts:
lantern; firefighter; child; horse; man; exterior; wagon
Organizations:
Brooklyn Fire Department
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