The Night Alarm - "Start Her Lively Boys", Plate I from The Life of a Fireman

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The Night Alarm - "Start Her Lively Boys", Plate I from The Life of a Fireman
lithograph in colours, 1854, by Louis Maurer, published by N. Currier, New York, 1854, with margins, a 20 cm. tear to the right of the image, a further 4 cm. tear to the right of the image, some backboard-staining showing through overall, not examined out of the frame
Image: 43 x 66 cm., Frame: 63 x 80 cm.

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Lot Essay

This image is the first in Maurer's series 'The Life of A Fireman', and here shows the Excelsior Company No. 2, 21 Henry Street, New York leaving their station. This voluntary company included some of the city's most prominent citizens, including, shown at the left joining his team, the publisher of Maurer's series, Currier.

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