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Metadata
Catalog Number |
SV0239 |
Object Name |
Stereoview |
Artist |
Unknown |
Artist's Role |
Photographer |
Title |
Greenwood Cemetery. The Fireman's Monument. |
Description |
Stereoview photograph of the Firemen's Monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery. Photographer and publisher unknown. 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 |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Date |
ca. 1870 |
Green-Wood Connection |
This stereoview shows the Firemen's Monument in The Green-Wood Cemetery (Lots 2413-2420, Sec. 2). |
Dimensions |
H-3.375 W-6.875 inches |
People |
Kerr, George, 1816-1848 Fargis, Henry, -1848 |
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.) |