Men pose beside a horse-drawn water tank and the brick Denver Fire Department Station (Steamer) #2 at 900 W. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Firemen wear uniforms with double-breasted jackets and caps with insignia. The building has arched windows and doorways with decorative keystones and a sign that reads "D.F.D. Station."
Date
[between 1888 and 1900?]
Notes
Accession number: 89.451.1292; History Colorado.; Condition: torn, stained, foxing.; Formerly F14966.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Denver-Fire Depts."; Title supplied.; R7200045222
Physical Description
1 photographic print on mat board : albumen ; 11 1/2 x 20 cm. (4 1/2 x 8 in.)
Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1880-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
