The Star Hook and Ladder Company firemen pose in the center of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The fourteen firemen wear long white underwear and trunks or knee breeches, and several wear star insignia; men in the back stand with arms folded and the first row squats. A small boy in a conductor-style cap, a wide white collar, a cluster of flowers (?) and a ribbon on his chest, carries a horn and stands in the middle of the front row. Second from the left is William Hamill, mine owner and millionaire, and patron for the fire company. Wood construction buildings on the left have signs "Bolton & Owen, Contractors and Builders" and "Duncan, Carpenter."
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 20 cm. (4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Subject
Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Randall
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710001387
Notes
Formerly F6788.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: "Picture of Star Hook and ladder Team on Main St, that was kept at The Barton by W. T. Hamil [sic] millionaire mine owner 1875-1886 sportsman etc. Hamil [sic] paid each man 10$ a day but they were under strict supervision. Return to Ida C. Old. Second from left is probably W. H. Hamill."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R710001387
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