| Contributor |
Tholey, Charles P. d. 1898, printer. |
| Title |
America Fire Engine Co. of the city of Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Tholey del. & lith. no. 419 Green St |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone ; approximately 48 x 60 cm. (19 x 23.5 in.) |
| Description |
Fire company membership certificate containing two side panel views, vignettes, and firefighting iconography. The left panel
shows firefighters running from the fire house on Buttonwood Street, below Third Street. Two men stand lookout on the tower
above the house, as others pull the fire engine from the garage. The right panel shows the fire company attempting to extinguish
the January 14, 1869 fire caused by an explosion of a steam boiler at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets.
Flames shoot from the top of three adjacent businesses on land formerly occupied by the Burd Mansion including, Howell & Brothers,
paper hanging (900 Chestnut Street); J.M. Hafleigh, dry goods (902 Chestnut Street); and J.F. & E.B. Orne, carpets & oil cloths
(904 Chestnut Street). The center vignette, below the membership text, depicts a man standing in front of the two horses that
are hitched to a carriage pulling the fire company's engine. At the top of the certificate, American and Pennsylvania flags
flank the image of lady liberty sitting on the wing of an eagle. With a lightning bolt in her left hand, she floats above
a banner that reads "Allways [sic] ready and willing to assist". Fire fighting equipment, including a helmet, engine, and
bugles, are drawn as decorative el ements interspersed with the side panel views. Also contains the company's number "No.
9" and institution date, April 10th 1790. Incorporated on April 13, 1844.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
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Signed by Thomas F. Moore, president, and Frank Jacoby, secretary. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 16 |
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Certificates - Fire Companies - American Fire Engine |
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To request a reproduction of this print, please contact the holding institution cited. |
| Subject |
America Fire Engine Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fire engines & equipment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fires -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fire stations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Liberty. |
| Geographic subject |
Buttonwood Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 block. |
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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 900-904. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1860-1870. |
|
Membership certificates -- 1860-1870. |
| Location |
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Certificates - Fire Companies - American Fire Engine |
| Accession number |
HSP Certificates - Fire Companies - American Fire Engine |
