Fire fighters

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This collection includes images from disparate eras circa 1900-1979, all presumably depicting members of the Ancient and Honorable Mechanical Company of Baltimore. There are several group portraits of men in fire-fighting outfits circa 1900, at the Star Spangled Banner Centennial in 1914, and at annual banquets in 1947 and 1958.

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Proceedings of the standing committee created to carry out official regulations adopted for the conduct of the 15 volunteer fire companies in Baltimore. List of 28 rules in front of volume, followed by minutes of regular and special meetings. Includes reports of contrivances between the companies.

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This collection contains five volumes of newspaper clippings on the Baltimore Fire Department and accounts of fires from 1887-1908. The scrapbooks include clippings about electric subways and movement to abandon overhead wires in Baltimore, 1894-1896, preserved by A. Rozel Cathcart, President of Board of Fire Commissioners.

Abstract This collection contains photographs taken or collected Ethel Hoen Hanson and her father, Dr. Adolph G. Hanson. Many are snapshots of Ethel, as well as her family, friends, and pets. Most images show recreational activities such as picnics, swimming, boating, automobiling, and sightseeing. Maryland locations include Baltimore City, Towson, Relay, Ellicott City, Cecil County, Back River, Tolchester, Fort McHenry, Gwynn Oak Park, and the Eastern Shore. Images of the 1904 Baltimore Fire, and...