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Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four

Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four
Washington, D.C. Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. The London fire brigade attempting to extinguish a fire...in the warehouses belonging to Sir Charles Price and Co

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Dockhead Fire Station, No 8 Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1929

Dockhead Fire Station, No 8 Wolseley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1929. Fire engines parked inside the fire station

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Independent Hose Co. No.1, Lestershire, 1891. Creator: Rogers & Newing

Independent Hose Co. No.1, Lestershire, 1891. Creator: Rogers & Newing
Independent Hose Co. No.1, Lestershire, 1891. A group portrait of the Independent Hose Co. of Lestershire. The firemen are all in uniform and are seated in rows

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The fire at Canterbury Cathedral, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The fire at Canterbury Cathedral, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The fire at Canterbury Cathedral, 1872. Fire...caused by the upsetting of a pot of burning charcoal used by the plumbers employed to solder the leaden covering of the roof

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Fire at the City Flour-Mills in Upper Thames-Street, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The Fire at the City Flour-Mills in Upper Thames-Street, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at the City Flour-Mills in Upper Thames-Street, [London, seen from the River Thames], 1872. This building [belonging to Messrs J

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Boston: view of the ruins, from Pearl-Street, 1872. Creator: Unknown

The Great Fire at Boston: view of the ruins, from Pearl-Street, 1872. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Boston: view of the ruins, from Pearl-Street, 1872

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: 1927 Ford TT Fire engine

1927 Ford TT Fire engine
1927 Ford TT Fire Engine

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: 1907 Gordon Brillie fire engine

1907 Gordon Brillie fire engine
1907 Gordon Brillié fire engine. This vehicle has had a long and varied life. It was originally a seven-seater touring car, running on pneumatic tyres

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: 1950 Bedfords type fire engine, (c1950?)

1950 Bedfords type fire engine, (c1950?). A fire engine, returning from a call-out, turns into the station. Bedford's 7 tons type lorry was first introduced in 1950

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: A Rex motorcycle being used by firemen

A Rex motorcycle being used by firemen. The bike has been adapted for a fire brigade. Rex motorcycle company was founded as a car manufacturer in Coventry in 1899

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Scene of the explosion at Tradeston Flour-Mills, Glasgow, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the explosion at Tradeston Flour-Mills, Glasgow, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the explosion at Tradeston Flour-Mills, Glasgow, 1872. The buildings...were occupied by Messrs. Matthew Muir and Sons

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Ruins of Paris, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of Paris, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of Paris, 1871

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Burning of Paris: fall of houses in the rue de Rivoli, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Burning of Paris: fall of houses in the rue de Rivoli, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Paris: fall of houses in the rue de Rivoli, 1871....the insurgents, being undisturbed and feeling their case a hopeless one, fired the Tuileries, the Treasury

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Burning of Paris: the rue Royale, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Burning of Paris: the rue Royale, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Paris: the rue Royale, 1871....the insurgents, being undisturbed and feeling their case a hopeless one, fired the Tuileries, the Treasury

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Holborn Valley Viaduct: section of subway on each side, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Holborn Valley Viaduct: section of subway on each side, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Holborn Valley Viaduct [in London]: section of subway on each side, 1871

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Fire at Warwick Castle, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Fire at Warwick Castle, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at Warwick Castle, 1871....one of the finest baronial mansions in the kingdom

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Leith Pier on fire, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Leith Pier on fire, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Leith Pier on fire, 1871. Last Saturday, between 800 and 900 yards of the West Pier at Leith [a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland], was destroyed by fire'

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Rotherhithe, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Great Fire at Rotherhithe, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Rotherhithe, [east London], 1871

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: May 30 1912, N.Y. Creator: Bain News Service

May 30 1912, N.Y. Creator: Bain News Service
May 30 1912, N.Y

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Owen Eagan, a bomb expert in the New York City Fire Department's Bureau of Combustibles

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Inspector Eagan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Owen Eagan, a bomb expert in the New York City Fire Department's Bureau of Combustibles

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Ruins of the Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond, 1870. Fire in south-west London

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: R. Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

R. Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
R. Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Rhinelander Waldo (1877-1927) who served as New York City fire commissioner (1910-1911) and police commissioner (1911-1913)

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire, 6th Ave. & 18th, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Fire, 6th Ave. & 18th, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Fire, 6th Ave. & 18th, 1916

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: American Firemen, Bassens, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

American Firemen, Bassens, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
American Firemen, Bassens, 1919. Shows American firemen on the dock at Bassens, France after World War I

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Firemen overcome, subway fire, 1/6/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Firemen overcome, subway fire, 1/6/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Firemen overcome, subway fire, 1/6/15, 1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Lieutenant Sampson Sladen, R.N

Lieutenant Sampson Sladen, R.N. appointed Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade, 1909. Lieut

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Boston: excitement in State-Street - removal of papers and valuables

The Great Fire at Boston: excitement in State-Street - removal of papers and valuables, 1872

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Fire parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Fire parade, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: N.J. Hayes on stand, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

N.J. Hayes on stand, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
N.J. Hayes on stand, 1912

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Missouri Athletic Club Fire, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Missouri Athletic Club Fire, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Missouri Athletic Club Fire, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Sam B. Boyd (Knoxville), H.C. Bunker (Cin'ti)

Sam B. Boyd (Knoxville), H.C. Bunker (Cin'ti), Geo. Olvanny (Dep. Com'y, N.Y.), Geo. O. Luce (Knoxville), Geo. Kelly (Bism'k), between c1910 and c1915. Shows Sam B

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Under the hood of the motor fire engine, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Under the hood of the motor fire engine, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Under the hood of the motor fire engine, 1913. Shows Robinson pumper engine in the competition of motor pumper engines held by the International Association of Fire Engineers, New York City, Sept

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: A.H. Runge, Com'r Johnson, Geo

A.H. Runge, Com'r Johnson, Geo. C. Hale, between c1910 and c1915. Shows August H

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Testing stream from motor fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Testing stream from motor fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Testing stream from motor fire engines, 1913. Shows competition of motor pumper engines held by the International Association of Fire Engineers, New York City, Sept. 3, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Motor fire engine, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Motor fire engine, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Motor fire engine, 1913. Shows competition of motor pumper engines held by the International Association of Fire Engineers, New York City, Sept. 3, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Testing fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Testing fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Testing fire engines, 1913. Shows competition of motor pumper engines held by the International Association of Fire Engineers, New York City, Sept. 3, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Testing fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Testing fire engines, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Testing fire engines, 1913. Shows competition of motor pumper engines held by the International Association of Fire Engineers, New York City, Sept. 3, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The London Fire Brigade at practice on the Thames Embankment, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The London Fire Brigade at practice on the Thames Embankment, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The London Fire Brigade at practice on the Thames Embankment, 1868

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Chicago: ruins on the south side of Lake-Street, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Great Fire at Chicago: ruins on the south side of Lake-Street, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Chicago: ruins on the south side of Lake-Street, 1868. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. George C

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Robert Adamson, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Hook and ladder #7, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Hook and ladder #7, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hook and ladder #7, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Going to a fire, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Going to a fire, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Going to a fire, between c1910 and c1915. Shows horse drawn fire vehicle at intersection of West 43rd Street and Broadway, New York City

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Firemen's parade, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Firemen's parade, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Firemen's parade, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: N.Y.'s old type horse drawn fire engine

N.Y.'s old type horse drawn fire engine, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Fire at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Fire at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, [Berkshire], 1868. The fire...caused the entire destruction of one wing of the building

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire at Greystoke Castle, Cumberland, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Fire at Greystoke Castle, Cumberland, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Fire at Greystoke Castle, Cumberland, 1868. The fire which...destroyed this fine mansion, the seat of Mr. Henry Howard, near Ulleswater, is the subject of an Engraving on our front page

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Robert Adamson and Jos. Johnson, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Frozen fire apparatus, Equitable fire, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Frozen fire apparatus, Equitable fire, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Frozen fire apparatus, Equitable fire, 1912. Shows a fire at the Equitable Building, Pine Street, Brooklyn, New York City

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Firemen studying auto motor, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire rescue work, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Fire rescue work, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Fire rescue work, 1912. Shows a fire drill exercise at the National Cloak and Suit Company, Seventh Avenue, New York City, on Oct. 9, 1912

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Gaynor & Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Gaynor & Waldo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gaynor & Waldo, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Destruction of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral at Sydney

Destruction of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral at Sydney, New South Wales, 1865. Engraving of a drawing by Mr. J

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Burning of Pengwern Hall, near St. Asaph, the seat of Lord Mostyn, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Burning of Pengwern Hall, near St. Asaph, the seat of Lord Mostyn, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Pengwern Hall, near St. Asaph [in Wales], the seat of Lord Mostyn, 1864

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey

Scene of the fire at Dockhead, Bermondsey, [London], sketched on Saturday morning, 1864. a great fire broke out in the waterside premises of Messrs

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Limoges, France: firemen and soldiers clearing out a portion of the ruins…

The Great Fire at Limoges, France: firemen and soldiers clearing out a portion of the ruins…
Scene of the Great Fire at Limoges, France - from a sketch by our special artist: firemen and soldiers of the garrison clearing out a portion of the ruins, 1864

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire Truck, 1924. Creator: Unknown

Fire Truck, 1924. Creator: Unknown
Fire Truck, 1924

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire in Krasnoyarsk on Pesochnaya Street, 1910. Creator: LI Vonago

Fire in Krasnoyarsk on Pesochnaya Street, 1910. Creator: LI Vonago
Fire in Krasnoyarsk on Pesochnaya Street, 1910. From a collection which ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire brigade of the Krasnoyarsk Volunteer Fire Society, 1910. Creator: I. Upatkin

Fire brigade of the Krasnoyarsk Volunteer Fire Society, 1910. Creator: I. Upatkin
Fire brigade of the Krasnoyarsk Volunteer Fire Society, 1910. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Torchlight Demonstration of Firemen at Fredericton, New Brunswick, [Canada]

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire-Plug, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Fire-Plug, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fire-Plug [fire hydrant], 1858. A cry of fire has been raised

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, [London], 1858....one of those places scattered throughout the metropolis where, day and night

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The members of the fire companies drawing the Prince of Wales through Carleton

The members of the fire companies drawing the Prince of Wales through Carleton, a suburb of St. John, New Brunswick, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire at Brooks's Wharf, Queenhithe, [London], 1876. The...fire took place [in] a large bonded warehouse...having an extensive river frontage, in the occupation of Messrs

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, [London], 1856

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Remains of the Pavilion Theatre, after the Fire, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Remains of the Pavilion Theatre, after the Fire, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Remains of the Pavilion Theatre, after the Fire, 1856

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Storm Damage, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Storm Damage, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Storm Damage, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Storm Damage, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Storm Damage, 1913. Shows the B.F. Saul Co. Building at the northeast corner of Seventh and L Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. destroyed after a July 30, 1913 windstorm

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Taniscot Engine House Sign, 1935/1942. Creator: Curry M. Bartlett

Taniscot Engine House Sign, 1935/1942. Creator: Curry M. Bartlett
Taniscot Engine House Sign, 1935/1942

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Presentation to Sir Eyre Massey Shaw

The Presentation to Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, on the Occasion of his Retirement, by the Officers and Men of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 1891. From "The Graphic

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Naon Children, 1912. Girls and boys with pedal car, doll in push-chair, and miniature fire engine

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The Japanese Fire Brigade Insignia, 1891. Creator: Unknown

The Japanese Fire Brigade Insignia, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese Fire Brigade Insignia, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace, 1891 Creator: Unknown

The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace, 1891 Creator: Unknown
The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace; The Review of the National Fire Brigades Union by the Emperor, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Firemark, c. 1938. Creator: Donald Williams

Firemark, c. 1938. Creator: Donald Williams
Firemark, c. 1938

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fireman's Hat, 1938. Creator: Robert Tardiff

Fireman's Hat, 1938. Creator: Robert Tardiff
Fireman's Hat, 1938

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire at Messrs Harper and Brothers Printing and Publishing Establishment

Fire at Messrs Harper and Brothers Printing and Publishing Establishment, New York, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fire Rail, c. 1936. Creator: James O'Mara

Fire Rail, c. 1936. Creator: James O'Mara
Fire Rail, c. 1936

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fireman's Hat, 1937. Creator: Lang, William

Fireman's Hat, 1937. Creator: Lang, William
Fireman's Hat, 1937

Background imageFire Brigade Collection: Fireman's Bucket, c. 1940. Creator: Georgina King

Fireman's Bucket, c. 1940. Creator: Georgina King
Fireman's Bucket, c. 1940



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