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Box 4

 Container

Contains 20 Results:

Dan McBride collection of Rochester (N.Y.) fire department scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-031
Abstract

The McBride collection consists of materials collected by Dan McBride as part of the research carried out for his book. In The Finest Tradition. It consists primarily of scrapbooks assembled by various fire houses around Rochester, N. Y., between 1945 and 1975. Other materials include photographs, clippings, art work and loose scrapbook leaves dating from 1860 to 2022. The third series comprises McBride's research notes and image file collection for the book.

Dates: 1860-2022, undated; Majority of material found within 1945-1975

Early Rochester Fire Department Artifacts [photographs], Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Fire Companies, Horse Drawn, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Section II - Fires - Gibbs St. 1909; Lawless Paper Co., 1924, 1909-1924

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1909-1924

Steam Gauge and Lantern Fire, 1888-1971

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1888-1971

Sibley Fire, 1904

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1904

Stone's Fire Pics, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

600 N. Clinton Ave., Hose Co. 2, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Fires, 1900-1920

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1900-1920

City Scenes D-3, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Fire Engines, Late 19th - Early 20th Century

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Late 19th - Early 20th Century

Orphan Asylum Fire, 1901

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 11
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1901

Untitled, anonymous typescript history of Rochester Fire Department, undated, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 12
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Some Comments on the History of he Rochester N.Y. Fire Department, 1817-1975, by John H. Shevlin. undated, Undated

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 13
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated

Rochester Fire Bureau, Fire Pervention Division, annual reports, 1936, 1940-1942, 1936-1942

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 14
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1936-1942

Constitution and By-Laws of Citizens Fire Company, 1906; Rules and Regulations, Bureau of Fire, 1971, 1906-1971

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 15
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1906-1971

"Our Firemen" column, Sunday Morning Herald, September 15, 1878-June 8, 1879

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 16
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: September 15, 1878-June 8, 1879

Parade and Inspection Order, September 17, 1894

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 17
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: September 17, 1894

Disbound Scrapbook of Rochester Fires, 1929-1940

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 18
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: 1929-1940

Loosa SCrapbook Leaves, Undated

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 19
Content Description From the Collection:

Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book. The third series consists of notes and images collected by Dan McBride in researching In The Finest Tradition.

Dates: Other: Undated