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Members of 1st Division, Edinburgh Fire Brigade, 1866
McGlashon, Alexander, 1866, Photograph
Members of 1st Division, Edinburgh Fire Brigade, 1866
Members of 1st Division, Edinburgh Fire Brigade, 1866
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21202
Title
Members of 1st Division, Edinburgh Fire Brigade, 1866
Description
The members of the 1st Division of the Edinburgh Fire Brigade pose for a portrait on the High Street. They are sitting on or standing beside a fire engine. They are mostly wearing a fireman's uniform of helmet, double breasted jacket, belt and light coloured trousers. Two other men have top hats on. Tenements can be seen in the background.
Artist / maker
McGlashon, Alexander
Date
1866
Type
Photograph
This image is from the collections of the
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
, formerly the Museum of Fire at Lauriston Place.
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Whose Town? Arthur Pordage
Museum of Fire Collections
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