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Near a fire. An awkward attachment. [graphic].
Persistent link:
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Contributor
Harrison & Weightman, printer.
Title
Near a fire. An awkward attachment. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: Pub. by Harrison & Weightman, 118 N. 10th St
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1858
Date
c1858
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 28 x 24 cm. (11.25 x 9.5 in.)
Description
One of a series of satires mocking the ineptitude of Philadelphia volunteer firefighters. Shows the volunteer in full uniform catching a male pedestrian in the hook of his ladder as he rushes past the gentleman on the sidewalk. The man shirks backward, his hat falling off, as the hook tugs at his coat collar. Streetscape, including the storefront of a stove business, is visible in the background. Also shows a fire hose sprung with leaks laying in the street.
Is part of
The Fireman. No. 2
Notes
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 253b
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Harrison & Weightman was a partnership between Henry G. Harrison and William N. Weightman.
Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - The Fireman (Cartoons)
Subject
Volunteer fire departments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadephia.
Fire fighting equipment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadephia.
Clumsiness.
Commercial streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860.
Satires (Visual works) -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Fires and Firefighting [P.8970.9]
Accession number
P.8970.9
In Collections
Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Philadelphia on Stone: Library Company of Philadelphia
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