Detroit Fire Department engine house

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Description

Detroit Fire Department engine house on Lafayette and Howard. Tall narrow dark brick building. Group of firefighters pose with large fire engine in front. Handwritten on back: "Located on east side of street, about 1860."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA2377
Subject:: Fire stations--Michigan--Detroit; Engine companies--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: c.1860
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 6 x 8 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Fire Dept-Engine Houses-Third Street, betwen Lafayette & Howard (Continental #8)
Content Note:: Silas Farmer Collection
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.