Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
Creator(s)
McKinney, Albert S.
Summary
View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man on horseback stands in front of the group. Nineteen firemen in uniforms with conductor-style hats, shirts with a star insignia, neck scarves, dark belts with metal buckles, trim pants, and white gloves gather around the cart holding ladders, with several men in position to pull the cart. Two boys in uniform sit on the horizontal ladders on the cart and wave American flags. Men and boys line the street observing; a woman directly directly behind the cart, in a doorway, looks on. Beyond the fire house, a sign on a wood building reads, "[?] O'Keefe & Co.;" beneath a sign reading "C.C. Churchill, Fruit and Groceries, Tobacco" is a group of women; one holds a child. A sign in the shape of a boot is nearby, and a carriage is in the street.
Date
[between 1874 and 1881?]
Notes
Formerly F44457.; Paper on which vintage photoprint is glued is stained and wrinkled.; Title printed on front of vintage photoprint.; Vintage photoprint is glued to paper which is glued to light cardboard, part of an album page.; Written in ink on back of newer photoprint: "Public Library and Branches." Typewritten: "Star Hook and Ladder Company. A unit of the Georgetown Fire Department whose Alpine Hose Company sponsored a p̀ublic Library'."; Written in ink on front of paper on which photoprint is glued: "...Marshall, Jon.[?] Guanella, Chief." Much of inscription is obscured by damage.; R7100013850
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 18 cm. (8 x 6 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 25 x 20 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Subject
Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
Source
Source: Randall Album
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
