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Protector engine no. 2 – Antique Wall Art

Protector engine no. 2, [between 1848 and 1850] — antique lithograph
Protector engine no. 2, [between 1848 and 1850]. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique lithograph captures Protector engine no. 2 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Protector engine no. 2

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*Protector Engine No. 2* shows a single fire apparatus rather than a street scene, which sets it apart from many other prints of its time. The record dates it loosely to between 1848 and 1850 and classes it as a lithograph, a process that let small firms produce inexpensive pictures in quantity. The shelflist card links the work to Kellogg & Comstock, though that attribution is unverified. In these decades, volunteer fire companies were proud, competitive social clubs, and their engines were often polished, named and paraded through town, so a picture like this doubled as a record of equipment and a badge of local pride.

Created / published[between 1848 and 1850]
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1840-1850.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Kellogg & Comstock.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,104 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110322

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