The First fire engine made in this country was constructed in 1654 by Joseph Jencks of Lynn, who offered it to the Selectmen of Boston at the time of the first Great Fire – Antique Wall Art
![The First fire engine made in this country was constructed in 1654 by Joseph Jencks of Lynn, who offered it to the Selectmen of Boston at the time of the first Great Fire, [1935] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/66/663be4a6ad3a-L.webp)
(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 historic print captures The First fire engine made in this country was constructed in 1654 by Joseph Jencks of Lynn, who offered it to the Selectmen of Boston at the time of the first Great Fire in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The First fire engine made in this country was constructed in 1654 by Joseph Jencks of Lynn, who offered it to the Selectmen of Boston at the time of the first Great Fire
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Joseph Jencks of Lynn is credited with building the first fire engine made in this country, in 1654, and offering it to the Selectmen of Boston around the time of the city's first great fire. This picture is a conjectural image from 1935, so it shows an imagined scene rather than a documented view of the engine. It appeared on a September 1935 calendar blotter issued as an advertisement for the First National Bank of Boston, which pairs a colonial firefighting story with a local banking firm.
| Created / published | [1935] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : col. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1930-1940.Calendars 1930-1940.Conjectural works 1930-1940.Photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | In calendar blotter for September 1935 used as advertisement for the First National Bank of Boston. |
| Subjects | Fire engines & equipment--Massachusetts--Boston--1650-1660. Firsts--Massachusetts--Boston--1650-1660. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,053 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170460 |
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