A handsome young fireman poses for his portrait at the photo studio of Miller, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The neatly groomed fireman is wearing his dress uniform and his badge identifies him as fireman #245 in his department. To view other cabinet card photographs of fireman; click on the Cabinet Card Gallery category, “Firemen and Policemen”.
HANDSOME FIREMAN IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
FOUR UNIFORMED FIREMEN IN DUNDEE,ILLINOIS
This cabinet card features four uniformed firemen who are members of the fire department’s chemical brigade (#1). The fire fighter on the extreme right is holding a metal hose nozzle and his uniform indicates that he is a foreman of the brigade. The fireman on the far left sideis wearing a corsage and holding a cigar. A backstamp on this cabinet card indicates that the photographer is J.P.Kildahl of Dundee, Illinois. To view other photographs of firemen, click the Cabinet Card Gallery’s category of “Firemen and Policemen”.
UNIFORMED FIREMAN IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
This photograph is a portrait of a uniformed fireman. The photograph is by L. V. Newell & Co. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Research discloses that Newell began his work as a photographer in Concord, New Hampshire in 1856. Six months later he moved to Portsmouth. He was one of 13 children of a prominent farmer. Newell is mentioned in his role as an event photographer, in an 1893 publication of the Grand Army of the Republic (Portsmouth Chapter). The cabinet card gallery has two other portraits of Portsmouth, New Hampshire firemen which can be viewed by clicking on the category “Firemen and Policemen”.
ANOTHER FIREMAN IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
This Cabinet Card captures the image of a young fireman in Steamer Company #4 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is wearing his dress uniform as he poses in the photographic studio of E. C. Nickerson located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The badge on his cap discloses that he is a member of steamer company #4. The first steam fire engine was built in England by Braithwaite and Ericsson in 1829. Captain Ericsson came to the United States where he produced the Civil War ironclad, the Monitor. In 1840, the first steam fire engine was produced in the United States. An improved and successful steamer in the United States was designed in 1852. The steamer fire engine could produce as many as six separate streams of water. The Cabinet Card Gallery’s category of “Firemen and Policemen” has a portrait of a second member of the Portsmouth Fire Department. Check it out. To view a another photograph by Nickerson, click on the category “Photographer: Nickerson”.
FIRE CHIEF OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
This excellent image is a portrait of a fire chief in Providence, Rhode Island. He is seen in his dress uniform with a fire chief badge on his hat. His coat buttons indicate he is a fireman with the Providence Fire Department. The photographer is Y. E. Rose of Providence, Rhode Island. The studio opened in 1886 in the Conrad Building.
FIREMAN IN MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
This Cabinet Card is an image of a fireman wearing his dress uniform. Note the badges; one of which indicates that he was a member of the Middleboro Fire Department and badge number 33. The photograph was taken at the Putnam Studio in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
Fireman in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
An intense looking fireman poses for his cabinet card photograph in the studio of photographer E. Nickerson in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Take note that the Cabinet Card Gallery has a second cabinet card image of a fireman photographed by Nickerson. Check it out under the category of “Firemen and Policemen” or “Photographer: Nickerson”.
Fireman in Denver, Colorado
This very clear image of a uniformed fireman was photographed by the studio of Mc Donald & Co of Denver, Colorado.
Fireman in Chester, Pennslyvania
This Cabinet card features a fireman in Chester, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Franklin Company which was one of the five companies comprising the Chester Fire Department. The Franklin Company was established in 1867. At the time of this photograph all firemen except drivers and chiefs were volunteers. In 1904, two of the Chester fire companies were sent to the “Great Baltimore Fire” for a weeks duration. Chester is in southeastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. The photographer of this image is Jeanes of Chester, Pennsylvania.
Fireman in St. Louis, Missouri
This fireman is posing for his portrait in St. Louis, Missouri. The photographer is Meier.Charles F. Meier was a photographer in St. Louis between 1875 and 1900.
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