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Annual ball of the Franklin Fire Co. at Horticultural Hall, on Monday evening, Oct. 5th 1868

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Title: Annual ball of the Franklin Fire Co. at Horticultural Hall, on Monday evening, Oct. 5th 1868
Creator: Rogers, E. (Edward), 1831 or 1832-, artist
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1868
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a side view of a steam fire engine with the label "Franklin 12 Fire Company" on the boiler and text advertising a ball on October 5, 1868, of the Franklin Fire Company at Horticultural Hall presumably in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date based on title. "E. Rogers. Eng."--text, artist's signature, lower center of image. "Cards of Admission, $3 00."--text, bottom right margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 45.72 x 58.42 cm (18 x 23 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_FIRE_001498
406351
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2861
Subject: Balls (Parties)
Fire departments
Fire extinction--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works
Fire engines--Pictorial works
Steam-engines--Pictorial works
Franklin Fire Company
Intaglio prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place: Philadelphia (Pa.)
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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