Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Wyandotte Hook & Ladder Company No. 5] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Biles, H.A. |
Date |
1892-1903 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on a black cardboard mount. Group portrait of members of Wyandotte Hook & Ladder Company No. 5 standing in front of their two-story brick firehouse on Broadway in West New Brighton, Staten Island. Most of the men are wearing firefighters' uniforms; a few are wearing civilian clothing with badges. Other men and boys in civilian clothes can be seen at left and right, and in the windows of the firehouse. The facade of the firehouse has two large terra cotta ornaments, one depicting a man's head and one depicting a buffalo head, and inscription "WYANDOTTE." There is a stamped inscription on the reverse of the mount: "H. A. BILES, PHOTOS, / Cor. Jewett Ave., & Richmond Terrace, / PORT RICHMOND, S. I." (Keywords: New York, NSFD, North Shore Fire Department) |
Print size |
9.75 x 8.125 |
Ownership and History |
After this building burned in the early 1900s, the two terra cotta ornaments were rescued by firefighter William Fink, who later donated them to Staten Island Historical Society. |
Earliest Date |
1892 |
Latest Date |
1903 |
Subjects |
Fire fighters Fire stations Group portraits |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.2279 |
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. |