Image of an elevated landscape view of the town of Manchester, New Hampshire, depicting a firemen’s muster with a large crowd of spectators and firefighters with hand-pump manual fire engines gathered around the pond in Merrimack Square; a fire hose competition is visible at back left with a stream of water being shot in the air from a fire hose next to a wooden measuring pole; being shot from a fire hose at back left as part of a contest; some of the fire engines have labels including “2”, “Excelsior 3 Bangor” “Protector No. 3” “Gen Worth” “Torrent” and some the firefighters wear belts with labels including “Deluge” “Protector” “Lawrence” “[So]uth Reading” and “Alert”; the buildings visible in the background have the signs “Books” “Shirt Manufactory” “Museum” “C. Spencer & [Son Hard]ware” “B.L. Bartlett” “Eating House” and “Rowle & Co.” and the church is labeled ““Bidwell Glunn’s[?] Company at 3 [? o’clock] 15”; the scene also includes trees, American flags, dogs, women in hoop skirts, and children. "Entered according to act of Congress by John B. Bachelder in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Mass. 1861."--text, lower center margin. "Endicott & Co. Lith. 59 Beekman St. N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "To the Intrepid Firemen of the United States, this picture is most respectfully dedicated by the publisher Jno B. Bachelder 123 Washington St. Boston. 59 Beekman St. New York."--text, continuation of title, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 77.47 x 113.03 cm (30 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.)
Manchester (N.H.)--Pictorial works Cities and towns--Pictorial works Contests--Pictorial works Festivals--Pictorial works Fire departments Fire engines--Pictorial works Fire fighters--Pictorial works Landscapes--Pictorial works Ponds--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Manchester (N.H.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Firefighting Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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