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ca. 1872
GUSN-202324
Group portrait of eleven Athol firemen and a horse-drawn firehouse. The Summit House Hotel is in the background. The men are in uniform.
harnesses
uniforms
Costume (Hierarchy Name)
group portraits
firefighters
firehoses
firefighting equipment
government
albumen prints
photographs
Recto of mount: [attached captions, typed:] ATHOLS, NO. 3. C. F. Blackburn, Clerk. W.J. Hayden. A. F. Flemming. E. Kendall. C.F. Bigelow, Foreman. E. E. Gilman, Asst. Foreman. J. A. McIntosh. J. R. Kendall. H. L. Spencer. A.M. Moore. [photographer's name:] C.J. Kratt, Artist.
OVP Photo Database Number 112
OVP Number OVP0146
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.01.TMP.146
7.5 x 9.25 (HxW)(inches)
Kratt, Christopher J. (Photographer)
albumen prints
photographs
Bigelow, C. F.
Blackburn, C. F.
Flemming, A. F.
Gilman, E. E.
Gould, John S.
Kendall, E.
Kendall, J. R.
McIntosh, J. A.
Moore, A. M.
Spencer, H. L.
Athol (Mass.). Fire Dept.
Summit House Hotel (Athol, Mass.)
Employees
Fire departments
Horses
Hotels (public accomodations)
Men
Working animals
Athol (Mass.)
Top left corner of mount missing; glue stains on recto of mount.
Item
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