Blake Steam Fire Engine No.7
PhotographerPhotographed by
Daniel S. Camp
(American, 1844 - 1878)
Date1870-1878
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/16 x 3 1/8in. (7.8 x 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/16 x 3 1/8in. (7.8 x 7.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (8.6 x 17.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2013.30.7
DescriptionThree men pose with a steam fire engine on a rutted dirt street lined with brick commercial buildings. Signs read "BEER SALO[ON]" and "CLARK & CO."
NotesSubject Note: Clark & Co. was located at the corner of Front Street and Ferry Street, Hartford. Daniel S. Camp was himself a fireman as well as a photographer and was killed in a fire in 1878. (Finlay 4/30/2013)Status
Not on view
