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Ornate lithographed fire company certificate with central text, a street scene of men pulling a fire engine, a night scene with a horse-drawn engine, and a firefighter with a hose.

Membership Certificate, "Friendship Fire Company, We Strive to Save in Time of Need"

A decorative lithographed membership certificate for the Friendship Fire Company of Harrisburg, with central printed text naming a contributing member and the date 1868. Framing vignettes show a fire engine crew pulling apparatus down a street, a night scene with a horse-drawn engine, a building with a flag, and a firefighter spraying water at right.

Artist
Haehnlen
Date
ca 1868
Medium
lithograph (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2240 × 1694 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1873).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Certificado de membresía, Friendship Fire Company, Harrisburg

Un certificado de membresía litografiado y decorativo de la Friendship Fire Company de Harrisburg, con texto impreso central que nombra a un miembro contribuyente y la fecha de 1868. Las viñetas laterales muestran a una cuadrilla de bomberos arrastrando un carro por una calle, una escena nocturna con una bomba tirada por caballos, un edificio con bandera y un bombero rociando agua a la derecha.

Português: Certificado de membro, Friendship Fire Company, Harrisburg

Um certificado de membro litografado e decorativo da Friendship Fire Company de Harrisburg, com texto impresso central que identifica um membro contribuinte e a data de 1868. As vinhetas laterais mostram uma equipe de bombeiros puxando uma bomba por uma rua, uma cena noturna com um carro de incêndio puxado por cavalos, um prédio com bandeira e um bombeiro jogando água à direita.

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