Robert Black, Silver City Fireman in 1891
In 1891, a photograph captured ten men in fireman's uniforms, with "ROBERT" and "BLACK" printed on one man's front piece [1]. The men wore dark shirts with wide light-colored collars and cuffs, and hats bearing their titles [1]. Epaulets designated officers [1]. The image was mounted on off-white matte board stamped "Skelly's" [1]. Whitehill, Will Orr, Morris Terndorf, and Matilda Revera [1].
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- Anonymous_no_ (1891) ↗ · detailsAnonymous*no* Notes: Sepia image of ten men pose in their fireman's uniform. Uniform style: Dark shirts with wide light colored collars and cuffs. Printed on the buttoned front piece "ROBERT," "1," "BLACK." Each man wears a hat bearing the…