Engine Company 1 with horse-drawn steam fire engine

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Engine Company 1 with horse-drawn steam fire engine
Description:
Fire fighters with horse-drawn steam fire engine in front of fire station. Handwritten on photograph back: "'Lafayette' Eng. Co. No. 1. First Amoskeag steam file engine ['to' crossed out] placed in service. First steam fire engine in the D.F.D., Oct. 1960 [1860]. Folder 3." Mat corner broken.
Details
Resource ID:
DPA2417
Subject:
Fire engines--Michigan--Detroit
Fire fighters--Michigan--Detroit
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1860-10
Format:
1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Member of:
Burton Historical Collection
Filing Location:
LD/Fire Dept.-Equipment
Note (Content):
Detroit Fire Department photo.
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.