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Author : William T. King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : HARVARD:HB0UME
Author : WILLIAM T. KING
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033857343
Author : William T. King
Publisher : Chicago : O. Davies
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Fire engines United States History
ISBN : OCLC:251705597
Author : William T. King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : NYPL:33433081623930
Author : Charles Frederic T. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU50535480
Author : Amy S. Greenberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400864928
Though central to the social, political, and cultural life of the nineteenth-century city, the urban volunteer fire department has nevertheless been largely ignored by historians. Redressing this neglect, Amy Greenberg reveals the meaning of this central institution by comparing the fire departments of Baltimore, St. Louis, and San Francisco from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Volunteer fire companies protected highly flammable cities from fire and provided many men with friendship, brotherhood, and a way to prove their civic virtue. While other scholars have claimed that fire companies were primarily working class, Greenberg shows that they were actually mixed social groups: merchants and working men, immigrants and native-born--all found a common identity as firemen. Cause for Alarm presents a new vision of urban culture, one defined not by class but by gender. Volunteer firefighting united men in a shared masculine celebration of strength and bravery, skill and appearance. In an otherwise alienating environment, fire companies provided men from all walks of life with status, community, and an outlet for competition, which sometimes even led to elaborate brawls. While this culture was fully respected in the early nineteenth century, changing social norms eventually demonized the firemen's vision of masculinity. Greenberg assesses the legitimacy of accusations of violence and political corruption against the firemen in each city, and places the municipalization of firefighting in the context of urban social change, new ideals of citizenship, the rapid spread of fire insurance, and new firefighting technologies. Originally published in 1998. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Charles Frederick T. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : BL:A0018368640
Author : W. Fred Conway
Publisher : Squire Boone Village
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0925165190
Author : Ronald Henderson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445657806
The fascinating story of the early steam fire engines
Author : Wayne Mutza
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476638867
The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee. Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet.
Author : Simon Goodenough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : 0890098719
The Fire Engine reveals the power and fascination of the vehicles and equipment themselves, paying tribute to the engineers who create them and the dedicated men who use them.
Author : Charles Frederick T. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Fire engines
ISBN : OXFORD:591079360
Author : Mark Tebeau
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781421407623
During the period of America's swiftest industrialization and urban growth, fire struck fear in the hearts of city dwellers as did no other calamity. Before the Civil War, sweeping blazes destroyed more than $200 million in property in the nation's largest cities. Between 1871 and 1906, conflagrations left Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and San Francisco in ruins. Into the twentieth century, this dynamic hazard intensified as cities grew taller and more populous, confounding those who battled it. Firefighters' death-defying feats captured the popular imagination but too often failed to provide more than symbolic protection. Hundreds of fire insurance companies went bankrupt because they could not adequately deal with the effects of even smaller blazes. Firefighters and fire insurers created a physical and cultural infrastructure whose legacy—in the form of heroic firefighters, insurance policies, building standards, and fire hydrants—lives on in the urban built environment. In Eating Smoke, Mark Tebeau shows how the changing practices of firefighters and fire insurers shaped the built landscape of American cities, the growth of municipal institutions, and the experience of urban life. Drawing on a wealth of fire department and insurance company archives, he contrasts the invention of a heroic culture of firefighters with the rational organizational strategies by fire underwriters. Recognizing the complexity of shifting urban environments and constantly experimenting with tools and tactics, firefighters fought fire ever more aggressively—"eating smoke" when they ventured deep into burning buildings or when they scaled ladders to perform harrowing rescues. In sharp contrast to the manly valor of firefighters, insurers argued that the risk was quantifiable, measurable, and predictable. Underwriters managed hazard with statistics, maps, and trade associations, and they eventually agitated for building codes and other reforms, which cities throughout the nation implemented in the twentieth century. Although they remained icons of heroism, firefighters' cultural and institutional authority slowly diminished. Americans had begun to imagine fire risk as an economic abstraction. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters—climbing ladders and manipulating hoses—with the mundane technologies—maps and accounting charts—of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor.
Author : Montgomery Hose and S Co
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102083577X
The Montgomery Hose and Steam Fire Engine Co. was a pioneering force in the early days of firefighting in America. Events of a Half Century is a fascinating historical record that documents the company's growth and achievements over a span of 50 years. Written by members of the company, this book includes firsthand accounts of major fires, descriptions of firefighting technology, and recollections of the camaraderie and dedication that characterized the company's culture. This unique volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich history of firefighting in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jill Ryder
Publisher : Carriage Assoc. of America
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Dating of Carriages by Christopher Nicholson Harness Tips with Tom Ryder Prelude to the CAA and CWF's Symposium on the Art and Craft of Carriage Making by Ken Wheeling Germany by Coach by Michael Boel Modern-Day Shop News Memories ... Mostly Horsy Collectors' Corner • Woven Driving Scenes From the CMA Library The Bookshelf• Reviews The Passing Scene • News CAA Bookstore & Holiday Catalog Your Letters The View from the Box, by Harvey Walter