Image of an elevation view of the side of Pacific Engine 8 of San Francisco, California, a manual fire engine with the carriage body and head light decorated with the number "8," the condenser case labeled "Pacific," and the hose labeled "Conquer We Must, Our Cause Is Just." Date range based on general builder and engine history; Jeffers began focusing on steam engines around 1861. "Pacific Engine 8. San Francisco, Cal."--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 45.72 x 57.15 cm (18 x 22 1/2 in.)
Fire departments Fire engines--Design and construction--Pictorial works Fire engines--Pictorial works Fire extinction--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works Wm. Jeffers & Company Pacific Engine Company No. 8 Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
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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