Negative, Glass Plate

Photograph

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Negative, Glass Plate

Entry/Object ID

2008.005.231

Description

A glass plate negative, possibly collodion, of a fire-fighting scene with horse drawn firefighting apparatus. The scene shows a wagon with wooden spoked wheels with metal banding, six hose connections with four hoses attached, side bars for supporting firefighters and hoses, and set of stanchions with valves and wheels that extend upward to a set of two nozzles spraying water on a smoky scene. Three firefighters are pictured manning the wagon. One is at the base of a long extension ladder that extends upward past a balconied window. The other two man are at the nozzles. All wear high collar coats, rubber boots and firefighters helmets with peaked tops and canted brims. The scene is taken from a low angle. The plate is "coffee and cream" colored, which may indicate it is coated with collodion.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative, Glass Plate

Collection

Beulah Marshall Bailey Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1920

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Search Terms

Communication Artifacts, Documentary Artifact, Photography, Photographers, Fire engines & equipment, Fire fighters, Fire helmets, Fire fighting

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Size of glass plate. 6.5' x 8.5'

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans & Fashion, 1840-1900. Severa, Joan. The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio. 1995. Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials. Albright, Gary. Northeast Document Conservation Center Preservation Leaflets. http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/4Storage_and_Handling/11StorageEnclousres.php. Care Handling, and Storage of Photographs: Information Leaflet. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Stanford University. Aug 1992. http://palimpsest.standford.edu/byauth/roosa/roosa1.html Personal communication. Joe Strubel. Gannett Center for Photography. George Eastman House, Rochester, NY. 585/271-3361.