Hope Steam Fire Engine Company No. 2 as equipped following the blizzard, Hartford, March 1888
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1954.18.1
DescriptionMen in winter clothing stand on paving in front of a brick firehouse. Some have beards or mustaches. They wear wool or cotton coats, caps, boots and badges. One man holds a lantern. One holds a snow shovel. Coils of cloth fire hose are on a small sleigh. Men hold ropes attached to the sleigh. Metal letters on the building read: "Hope / 2."
Status
Not on view
