Division of Work and Industry Firefighting Reference Collection
name: label: Compiler
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Fire departments
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content: Fire engines
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content: Fire fighters
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content: Firemen
label: Topic
content: Safety
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collected by the Division of Work & Industry, National Museum of American History
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content: Division of Work and Industry Firefighting Reference Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents firefighting, firemen, and fire equipment.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1849-1980s, undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1477
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Blueprints
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content: Brochures
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content: Lithographs
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content: Negatives
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content: Newspaper clippings
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content: Pamphlets
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content: Periodicals
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content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Kamina Gager, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures
label: Genre/Form
content: Lithographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives
label: Genre/Form
content: Newspaper clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets
label: Genre/Form
content: Periodicals
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection documents firefighting, firemen, and fire equipment through trade literature, brochures, pamphlets, photographs, publications, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings.