Favorite this☆ Steam self-propelled fire engine Description: Fire fighters in slickers next to steaming fire engine, with specators around and traffic behind. Blurred streetcar. Handwritten on card back: "1st steam (?) self-propelled, ca. 1874." Corner bent. Details Resource ID: DPA2406 Subject: Fire engines--Michigan--Detroit Fire fighters--Michigan--Detroit Steam-carriages--Michigan--Detroit Cabinet photographs Albumen prints Photographic prints Date Issued: 1874 (year approximate) Format: 1 cabinet card ; image 6 x 4 in. Member of: Burton Historical Collection Filing Location: D/Fire Dept.-Equipment Note (Content): Looks like engine in DPA2404 Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.