The White Turtle & the Red Crab of Philadelphia. [graphic] / Des. & lith. by Jonas. Lafayette Hose Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) Northern Liberties Hose Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) Dogs. Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Firefighting equipment -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Running -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Swine. Showing the Northern Liberties Hose Company (White Turtle) and the Lafayette Hose Company (Red Crab) racing to a bonfire near Eastern State Penitentiary on July 25, 1852 during a weekend of fires throughout the city. Men from each company run side-by-side and pull the ropes hooked to their companies' hose carriages. One man from each company stands at the front of their crew and plays a bugle or yells at the team to push forward. Dogs and pigs run beside the companies, flee the scene, and get caught under the wheel of the hose carriage. Includes a view of the buildings along the street, showing people running in the distance and a sign reading "coal." The "winning" Northern Liberties Hose Company (White Turtle) had a fire house at New Market Street above Coates Street, just a few blocks from the "losing" Lafayette Hose Company (Red Crab) at Fourth Street above Brown Street. The hose companies often fought each other including at this "race" where a Northern Liberties member was stabbed. Title from item. Date inferred from content. Not in Wainwright. "Jonas" and "Priff" are pseudonyms. Philadelphia on Stone POS 836 Philadelphia : Published & printed by Priff PA. Philadelphia. 1852 [ca. 1852] Genre prints -- 1850-1860. Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860. 1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 32 x 46 cm (12.5 x 18 in.) digitool:65546 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT *BW – Fires & Firefighting [P.2008.34.17] P.2008.34.17 Referenced by Bloomsburg Auctions (Firm). Jay T. Snider Collection, 304