Veteran Firemen's Association of the City of New York. Souvenir of the Transcontinental Excursion from New York to San Francisco, September, 1887.
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San Francisco, California, United States
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New York: Thomas Barrington, 1887 First edition. Very scarce. 72pp. Numerous facsimiles, portraits, wood-engraved illustrations, cuts of fire engines, numerous ads, etc. Dark green pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold, all edges gilt. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners. A fine copy. Presents a record of this association's excursion from New York to San Francisco. Includes a list of the officers of the association, an itinerary of activities while in San Francisco, a condensed history of important events in the New York Volunteer Fire Department, illustrations of old time fire scenes and equipment, etc. Provides a complete description of fire engine No. 1 of the Phoenix Hose Co. Other chapters cover The Firemen's Ball Committee; The Firemen's Monument; Veteran Firemen's Home; Charter of the Veteran Firemen's Home Association; The Seventh Regiment Band (with portraits and biographical sketches of the Band memebers); Miscellaneous notes about past firemen; and a Descriptive Programme of the Reception and Grand Concert..
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- Veteran Firemen's Association of the City of New York. Souvenir of the Transcontinental Excursion from New York to San Francisco, September, 1887.
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- Thomas Barrington
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- New York
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- 1887
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- Veteran Firemen's Association, Firemen, Firefighters, New York, Fire Equipment
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