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Hibernia Fire Engine Company no.1. of Philadelphia, assembling for a parade
- Neighborhood
- Fishtown/Kensington
- Related Story
- The Kensington Riots of 1844
- Street Address
- Cadwallader St [between Master St & Jefferson St]
- Creator Name
- James Queen, 1824-1886
- Description
- Depicts Hibernia Fire Co. Fire House, firemen dressed elaborately for a parade, holding trumpets/cornets. Hand-pump fire hose rig to the left and dog in foreground. People looking on from windows above. Caption also reads "incorporated 1752."
- Contributing Institution
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Society Print Collection (Bc 8342 H624)
- Source (Bibliographic)
- Lithography by P.S. Duval & Sons Lithography, Philadelphia
- Tags
- Fire stations, Firefighters, Firefighting equipment, Hibernia Fire Company, Irish Americans, Musical instruments
- Topics
- Civic Life & Politics, Landscape & Architecture, Public & Social Life, Work
- Purchase This Image
- http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=135
