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Framed Photograph Collection of Three Black/African-American Firemen in Station 24 of the Minneapolis Fire Department in 1912
Framed Photograph Collection of Three Black/African-American Firemen in Station 24 of the Minneapolis Fire Department in 1912
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Title
Framed Photograph Collection of Three Black/African-American Firemen in Station 24 of the Minneapolis Fire Department in 1912
Creation Date
1912
Materials

Dimensions

9.5 in W x 11.625 in L Frames

Description
A framed collage/photograph collection of three Black/African-American members of Station 24 in the Minneapolis Fire Department in 1912. 

The portraits appear to be scans of originals. Three black-and-white professional head shots. The portraits are oval-shaped. The three men are wearing firemen uniforms. The collage is labeled "STATION 24 MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT 1912". The top portrait is labeled "OSCAR CLARK". The bottom left portrait is labeled: "ARCHIE SPENCE". The bottom right portrait is labeled: "JAMES R. CANNON". 

The collage/photograph collection is in a black-painted wooden frame with glass glaze. The paperboard matting on back of the frame includes a colored graphic image of a highly decorative hose carriage labeled: "PEARL HOSE NO. 28 1855". 
Contact the Bill and Bonnie Daniels Fire Hall and Museum for more information
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