Details
Title Decatur Steam Fire Co. membership certificate [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: M.H. Traubel, lith. 409 Chestnut St
Date [ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 21 x 26 cm.(8.25 x 10.25 in.)
Description Membership certificate containing a vignette of a steam engine in a rural setting, presumably Frankford. Also contains filigree and cornice details, including American eagles holding shields, and the letter "D" ornamented with anchor details. The fire company stationed in Frankford was instituted in 1803 and incorporated in 1842. The company was named after the Naval hero Stephen Decatur whose father purportedly resided in Frankford.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Issued to Edward Deal on February 19, 1867. Signed George Burns, Presidentand Rufus T. Corson, Secretary.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 178
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Firefighting Album Am 3989 Decatur
Subject Decatur Fire Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Firefighting equipment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Membership certificates -- 1850-1860.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Decatur