Title

Framed Poster of the Members of the 2016 Minneapolis Fire Rescue

Creation Date

2016

Description

Large framed poster of the firefighters and employees of Minneapolis Fire Rescue in 2016.

The poster features professional photographic portraits of the individual firefighters and employees in the department. Each portrait is taken against a cloudy blue backdrop with an American flag to the left. Printed in white below each portrait is the individual's name and position. There are a total of 346 individual portraits on the poster. From top to bottom: row 1 has 18 portraits, row 2 has 13 portraits, rows 3-12 each have 29 portraits, and row 13 has 25 portraits. 

The background of the poster features a nighttime image of the Minneapolis, Minnesota skyline with the Mississippi River on the bottom. Printed in white lettering with a black outline on the top center of the poster: "MINNEAPOLIS FIRE RESCUE 2016".

On the left and right sides of the poster's title are photographs of fabric patches of the Minneapolis Fire Rescue Shield. The shield is cross-shaped (+). The circular red center of the shield in white embroidery is a crossed collection of traditional firefighting equipment (a helmet, a hose head, a ladder, a hook, and an ax. The center is outlined in blue. The petals/wings of the shield are white and outlined in blue and red. Embroidered in red on top of the shield: "MINNEAPOLIS".  Embroidered in red on the right-side of the shield: "FIRE". Embroidered in red on the bottom of the shield: "RESCUE". Embroidered in red on the left side of the shield: "EMT". 

The poster is framed in a black plastic frame with glass glaze and white matting.