COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
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WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
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Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008261
identifier
exwa_wmup_p-0008261
Identifier
false
Title:
Studio portrait of a fireman standing with horn, Kalamazoo, Michigan
title
Studio portrait of a fireman standing with horn, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title
false
Creator:
White, Wallace S.
photographer
White, Wallace S.
Creator
false
Date:
1873-1878
date
1873-1878
Date
false
Description:
Studio portrait of a Kalamazoo fireman holding a ceremonial presentation horn taken in the photography studio of W. S. White at 166 Main Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The fireman wears a shirt with a scarf or cravat and short fitted trousers with stockings. The belt appears to have insignia or badge. Presentation horns were awarded to firefighters in honor of their service, or between fire companies during visits, competitions, and musters. Working fire horns (or speaking trumpets) were used by engineers and officers to amplify their voices at a fire scene to direct the company in effectively fighting the blaze.
description
Studio portrait of a Kalamazoo fireman holding a ceremonial presentation horn taken in the photography studio of W. S. White at 166 Main Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The fireman wears a shirt with a scarf or cravat and short fitted trousers with stockings. The belt appears to have insignia or badge. Presentation horns were awarded to firefighters in honor of their service, or between fire companies during visits, competitions, and musters. Working fire horns (or speaking trumpets) were used by engineers and officers to amplify their voices at a fire scene to direct the company in effectively fighting the blaze.
Description
false
Subject:
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
subject
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Subject
false
Subject:
Fire fighters--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Fire fighters--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
false
Subject:
Fire departments--Uniforms
subject
Fire departments--Uniforms
Subject
false
Subject:
speaking trumpets
subject
speaking trumpets
Subject
false
Keywords:
Studio portraits
keywords
Studio portraits
Keywords
false
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
coverage_spatial
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Location
false
Time Period:
1870 - 1879
time_period_
1870 - 1879
Time Period
false
Source:
4 x 2.25 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008261
source
4 x 2.25 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008261
Source
false
Collection:
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
collection
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Digital Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digital Date
false
Rights:
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Type:
image
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image
Type
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Format Creation:
image/tiff
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image/tiff
Format Creation
false
Box Barcode:
31141024381209
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31141024381209
Box Barcode
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