Name/Title
Exempt Fireman Service Certificate awarded Lew W. Vosburgh, 1892Entry/Object ID
2010.59.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 10.59.1
Subject Category:: Fire Department
Date or Period: 1892
Object: Certificate, framed
Description: An elaborately printed and illustrated certificate with bold printed caption: "Alameda Fire Department" in black colored type on an offwhite colored background. Inscribed on lower margin is : "Schmidt Lithograph and Label Co., San Francisco". The document is under glass in a period frame with an ornate gesso border. The frame is painted in a black matte finish.
Size: H-27 x W-24 inches.
History of Object: Certificate awarded to Lew W. Vosburgh for serving as an exempt fireman, Alameda Fire Department. He joined the department on Nov. 4, 1886 and this certificate was issued Mar. 16, 1892. He was also the treasurer of the J. V. Vosburgh Hardware Company located on Park Street.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 12/31/10