Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Lafayette Hose Co. No. 3, N.S.F.D. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Koenig, Max |
Date |
ca. 1890s |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on a tan cardboard mount. Group portrait of 22 firefighters of Lafayette Hose Company No. 3 of New Brighton, Staten Island. The men are all wearing firefighters' uniforms; they stand in two rows in front of a brick building. Two men at the center hold speaking trumpets. A hose wagon is partially visible behind them. Printed inscription near the bottom edge of the photo: "Lafayette Hose Co. No. 3, / N.S.F.D." Inscription at lower left: "Koenig, / Photo Artist." (Keywords: New York, NSFD) |
Print size |
7.25 x 9.625 |
Acquisition |
Gift of William Fink |
Ownership and History |
Lafayette Hose Company No. 3 was one of several volunteer companies that comprised Staten Island's North Shore Fire Department. |
Earliest Date |
1889 |
Latest Date |
1905 |
Subjects |
Fire fighters Fire engines & equipment |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
47.013.0001 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, January 2020. |
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. |