Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Division of Work and Industry Firefighting Reference Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1477
Dates:
1849-1980s, undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
5 boxes
Repository:
Collection documents firefighting, firemen, and fire equipment.

Content Description

Content Description
Collection documents firefighting, firemen, and fire equipment through trade literature, brochures, pamphlets, photographs, publications, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Administration

Author
Kamina Gager
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected by the Division of Work & Industry, National Museum of American History
Processing Information
Collection processed by Kamina Gager, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2022.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Division of Work and Industry Firefighting Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Blueprints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fire departments Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fire engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fire fighters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Firemen Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lithographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newspaper clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Periodicals Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Safety Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade literature -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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