TWO MEN IN UNIFORM IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER)

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Two uniformed men strike an affectionate pose for a studio photographer in Kansas City, Missouri. Magnifying the photograph did not help definitively determine if the men were railroad conductors, firemen, police officers, or some other uniformed occupation. The photographer of this image is the Driffill studio. Mrs. Kittie Driffill operated a photography studio at 615 West 6th Street, in Kansas City. City business directories confirm that she had a studio in Kansas City between at least 1887 and 1910. According to the 1900 United States Census, Kittie worked the business with her son Edward Mack. In 1907 she worked with her husband Thomas Driffill.. Kittie Driffill also used the first name of Katherine.

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YOUNG FIREMAN IN CROOKSTON, MINNESOTA

A young uniformed fire fighter poses for his portrait at the studio of P. E. Lynne, in Crookston, Minnesota. The fireman is wearing the insignia of his fire department on his cap and on his shirt. “CFD” likely is an abbreviation for the Crookston Fire Department. The fireman’s badge shows an eagle and a  fire wagon.

Published in: on August 14, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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FIREMAN IN RED BUD, ILLINOIS

A uniformed fireman poses for his portrait at an unidentified photographic studio. He is a dashing young man and he appears to proudly wear the buckle which identifies him as one of Red Bud’s “bravest”. The town of Red Bud is located in Illinois. To see other images of firemen, click on Cabinet Card Gallery’s category of “Firemen and Policemen”.

Published in: on March 28, 2011 at 2:19 pm  Leave a Comment  
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HANDSOME FIREMAN IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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”.

Published in: on February 21, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (1)  
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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”.

 

Published in: on January 29, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (2)  
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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”.

Published in: on May 25, 2010 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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MAN WEARING A STAR POSES WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN PIONEER, OHIO

This Cabinet Card appears to feature a father, mother and teenage daughter. Mom is holding a book on her lap and dad is wearing a star on his vest. Is the gentleman a lawman? The badge seems a bit small to be a sheriffs badge. Perhaps a visitor to this site will have a hypothesis or some knowledge about the star. The photographer is Henry E. Buck (1867-?) and his studio was in Pioneer, Ohio. Buck was born in Putnam County, Ohio and worked as a photographer in Pioneer, Ohio in 1891 but by 1896 had settled in McComb, Ohio.

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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”.

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FIRE CHIEF OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

chief of providenceThis 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.

Published in: on November 11, 2009 at 4:11 pm  Comments (2)  
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FIREMAN IN MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

PUTNAM_0003This 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.

Published in: on May 27, 2009 at 12:33 am  Leave a Comment  
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