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Photo, Print, Drawing The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March. The Philadelphia firemen's anniversary parade march

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Title

  • The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March.

Other Title

  • The Philadelphia firemen's anniversary parade march

Summary

  • This lithograph from circa 1842 is the cover illustration to the sheet music for "The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March," composed by Francis Johnson for his brass band and dedicated to the Philadelphia Fire Department. The print depicts a uniformed volunteer fireman leaning on his trumpet and standing next to a fire hydrant. The hydrant is connected to a hose carriage in use by firemen fighting a blaze at a building. Another band of firemen pull a hand-pumper past a row of residences and up behind the hose carriage. The volunteer fire companies celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the Philadelphia Fire Department with a parade held on March 27, 1843. The artist of this image was James Fuller Queen (circa 1820--86), a Philadelphia lithographer and pioneer chromolithographer known for his attention to detail and composition, and himself a volunteer fireman. The printer was Peter S. Duval, one of the most prominent lithographers and printers of his day. Born circa 1804 or 1805 in France, Duval emigrated from France to Philadelphia in the fall of 1831 to accept a job as a lithographer with the printing firm of Childs & Inman. By 1837 he had established his lithographic printing shop and he remained in business until his retirement in 1869.

Names

  • Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886 Lithographer.
  • Johnson, Francis, 1792-1844 Composer.
  • Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : L. Meignen & Company, [1837 to 1842]

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1837 to 1842
  • -  Fire engines and equipment
  • -  Fire fighters
  • -  Lithographs
  • -  Marches (Piano)
  • -  Street scenes
  • -  Volunteer fire departments
  • -  Wagons

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 582"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 page : lithograph ; 34 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Philadelphia on Stone

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670178

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Duval, Peter S., 1804 Or 5-1886 Lithographer, Francis Johnson, and James Fuller Queen. The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1837. [Philadelphia: L. Meignen & Company, to 1842] Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021670178/.

APA citation style:

Duval, P. S., Johnson, F. & Queen, J. F. (1837) The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1837. [Philadelphia: L. Meignen & Company, to 1842] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021670178/.

MLA citation style:

Duval, Peter S., 1804 Or 5-1886 Lithographer, Francis Johnson, and James Fuller Queen. The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March. [Philadelphia: L. Meignen & Company, to 1842] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021670178/>.