Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Fireman's belt
Object Number:
Z.2022
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 100.3 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center: "EXEMPT S[ON]S"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black leather fireman's belt with "EXEMPT S[ON]S" in applied, red painted leather lettering on white painted (now discolored) leather panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
