Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Veteran Firemen's Association building] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Biles, H.A. |
Date |
ca. 1910-1920 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on gray cardboard mount. Front and side view of the headquarters of the Veteran Firemen's Association of the North Shore Fire Department in West New Brighton, Staten Island. It is a two-story brick building on a street corner; the street signs in front of the building are "CASTLETON AVE." and "ELIZABETH ST." A group of 20 men and boys stand or sit on and near the front steps of the building; all are looking toward the camera. There is an inscription in the window over the door: "VETERAN FIREMEN / NSFD." Two boys stand in the street at far left, next to what looks like a small cart or go-kart. Houses are visible on the street at left; a streetlight (streetlamp) hangs overhead. Handwritten signature in the lower right corner of the photo: "H A BILES / PHOTO." Stamped inscription on the reverse of the mount: "H.A. BILES PHOTOS, / Cor. Jewett Ave. & Richmond Terrace, / PORT RICHMOND, S.I." Handwritten inscription in pencil on the reverse: "Veteran Firemen Hall / W.N.B. / c. 1920." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century, NSFD) |
Print size |
6.5 x 8.5 |
Ownership and History |
Formed in 1874, Staten Island's North Shore Fire Department (NSFD) brought together a number of existing independent volunteer fire companies. The NSFD continued in operation until being disbanded in October 1905, when New York City's paid municipal fire department came to Staten Island. Firemen who had served in the NSFD could join the Veteran Firemen's Association, which dedicated this building in 1910. |
Earliest Date |
1910 |
Latest Date |
1920 |
Subjects |
Fire fighters |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.0125 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, February 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |