The life of a fireman: the metropolitan system – Vintage Wall Art
(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 antique lithograph of The life of a fireman: the metropolitan system brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The life of a fireman: the metropolitan system
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Titled "The life of a fireman: the metropolitan system," this hand-colored lithograph takes its name from the paid, centralized fire department that New York adopted in 1865, when it replaced many of its old volunteer companies. Currier & Ives published the print in New York around 1866, and the firm's 115 Nassau Street imprint marks this as the colored version of the design. John Cameron, whose signature appears on the image, drew it for a public following the city's reorganized fire service closely.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau Street, c1866. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Artist: John Cameron (signature on image). Library has two impressions, one hand-colored, published at 115 Nassau Street, and one b&w, published at 152 Nassau Street. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3784 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,915 × 2,064 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif01578_Thelifeofafiremanthemetropolit |
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