Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Fire Department, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, N.Y. |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Studio or Publisher |
Grimshaw, William J. [publisher] |
Date |
ca. 1912-1925 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W postcard. Front view of the Engine 159 firehouse in Dongan Hills, Staten Island. The two-story building has a square tower at left, and two pairs of open double doors on the ground floor. Sign over the doors: "159 ENGINE 159." Two fire vehicles are in front of the building; on the left is a motorized fire truck with a ladder on the side; on the right is a horse-drawn fire wagon. Each has a man seated in the driver's seat, with two more men standing on the truck; all are wearing firefighters' uniforms. Printed caption at lower right: "Fire Department, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, N.Y." Printed inscription at lower left: "PUBL. BY / W. J. GRIMSHAW." The postcard has a divided back with printed inscription: "Post Cards of Quality.-- The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century, FDNY) |
Print size |
3.5 x 5.5 |
Earliest Date |
1912 |
Latest Date |
1925 |
Subjects |
Fire fighting Fire stations Fire fighters Fire engines & equipment Postcards |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.1466 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, July 2017. |
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. |