Details
Creator J. M. Vickroy Co.
Title F[ire] and P[olice] Dept. Record. [certificate] [graphic].
Publisher Terre Haute, Indiana: Published by the J. M. Vickroy & Co
Date c1902
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 69 x 54 cm.(27 x 21 in.)
Description Blank membership certificate for members of fire and police departments that contains eleven views, some montages, documenting the activities of life as a police officer and fireman. Views include call boxes in use by concerned citizens; scenes of rescue, including victims pulled from fires and the restraining of run-away horses and of crowd control, including police assistance during a fire alarm; police in a horse-drawn wagon in a shoot out with a mob throwing bricks; police manning and marching in a parade; racing fire engines and trucks; and a courtroom scene. Also includes a vignette showing a policeman and fireman shaking hands in front of a call box; pictorial details of a billy club, an ax, and flags of different nations; and a border containing cornices depicted as police and firemen helmets. Imagery surrounds a blank entry for genealogical, professional, and death information.
Notes Gift of David Doret.
Biographical / historical note Vickroy, a prominent Indiana fine arts publisher, specialized in genealogical and fraternal order certificates.
Subject Police.
Fire fighters.
Fire fighting.
Crowd control.
Horses.
Rescue work.
Parades & processions.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1900-1910.
Certificates -- 1900-1910.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - Certificates - Fire [P.2009.6.3]
Accession number P.2009.6.3

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