A color print of a White fireman wearing a hat and coat pulling a fire engine wagon from a garage.

The American Fireman. Always Ready.

Louis Maurer (1832-1932)

Date

1858
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Currier & Ives

Published by Currier & Ives
Dimensions

Image: 17 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.
Sheet: 21 13/16 x 17 13/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. on stone: L. Maurer
l.r. ghost image: L Maurer
l.l.: LITH. BY CURRIER & IVES, N.Y.
l.c.: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1858 BY CURRIER & IVES, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DIST[T]. COURT OF THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF N.Y. \ THE AMERICAN FIREMAN. \ Always Ready.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1970.181
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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