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Metadata
Catalog Number |
SV0237A |
Object Name |
Stereoview |
Artist |
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. |
Artist's Role |
Photographer |
Title |
Firemen's Monument |
Description |
Stereoview photograph of the Firemen's Monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery. Photographed and published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. of New York. The photograph shows the Firemen's Monument from outside its gated enclosure. Erected by a committee of volunteer firemen of New York City, the Firemen's Monument memorializes two firemen, Engineer George Kerr and Assistant Foremen Henry Fargis. Sculpted by Robert E. Launitz, the monument is rich in fire-related symbolism, as is the ironwork of the gate. |
Maker |
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. |
Place of Origin |
591 Broadway, New York, NY |
Date |
ca. 1875 |
Green-Wood Connection |
This stereoview shows the Firemen's Monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery (Lots 2413-2420, Sec. 2). Additionally, photographer Edward Anthony (1819-1888) of E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 9989, Sec. 160). |
Dimensions |
H-3.375 W-6.875 inches |
People |
Kerr, George, 1816-1848 Fargis, Henry, -1848 Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888 Anthony, H. T. (Henry T.), 1814-1884 (Not G-W) |
Subjects |
Cemeteries Monuments & memorials Photographs Stereographs Fire engines & equipment Fire fighters |
Search Terms |
Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.) Firemen's Monument, Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.) E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. |