Call NumberX-897Date1890-1900SummaryThe Blue River Hose Company poses on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, holding the leads to the hose cart which is in the background adorned with American flags. Their uniforms include conductor's caps and bib shirts with shield-shaped patches with the letter "H" sewn onto the buttoned chest protectors. In the background is the two story frame Denver Hotel, with gable roof and flat side extensions and "Hotel." lettered on the front of the building and a balcony over the covered porch. Men, women and children are on the balcony, and spectators also watch from the porch below, including more firemen in pith helmet type hats. Other frame buildings are to the right.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBlue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--19th centuryBreckenridge (Colo.)--19th centuryFire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--19th centuryParades--Colorado--Breckenridge--19th centuryGeographic AreaBreckenridge (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000897Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromSummit County Historical Society.NotesFormerly F24892. Hand-written on back of photoprint: 1. Wm F. Forman, 2. R.L. Nute, 3. T.E. Eastland, 4. B.O. Sheville, 5. R.R. Kirk, 6. Frank Collins, 7. C.C. Chamberlain, 8. R.M. McCollum, 9. Joseph Bush, 10. W.H. Woodside, 11. Ed Radigan, 12. Frank Davis, 13. D.W. Fall, 14. J.D. Madigan, 15. Geo Baker, 11. Geo Hannahs, 17. Ernest Campbell, 18. Georgie Forman. Numbers hand-written on front of original to correspond with identification reproduced in photoprint. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100008978
