Independent Fire Company pumper Idella on North George Street

Name/Title

Independent Fire Company pumper "Idella" on North George Street

Entry/Object ID

IMG1739

Description

Independent Fire Company No. 1 pumper "Idella" on North George Street prior to 1919. Demonstrating Theodore Button Steam Engine; built in 1873, purchased in September 1885. Jefferson County Court House (left), Farmers & Merchants Bank (center), and the Jefferson County Jail (right) are visible in the photograph.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Studio

League Studio, Charles Town, W. Va.

Date made

1910

Place

* Untyped Place

Charles Town, West Virginia