Contributed by Pejepscot History Center
Description
A parade celebrating Brunswick's 150th anniversary on June 13, 1889 featured a group in blackface riding on a so-called fire engine (consisting of a homemade tub with a well pump) being pulled by horses with the sign reading "Darktown 3 Fire Co."
This seems to be the recreation of the Courier & Ives prints called "The Darktown Fire Brigade".
About This Item
- Title: Parade, Brunswick, 1899
- Creator: J.C. Higgins & Son
- Creation Date: 1899-06-13
- Subject Date: 1899-06-13
- Location: Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: OH1582.5
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- African Americans
- Blackface entertainers--Maine--Brunswick
- Brunswick (Me.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Currier & Ives
- Fire engines--Maine--Brunswick
- Firefighters--Maine--Brunswick
- Parades & processions--Maine--Brunswick
Other Keywords
- 150th Anniversary
- Appropriation
- carts and horses
- Courier & Ives
- Darktown Fire Brigade
- Fire pumps
- Fireman
- Parade
- Racism
For more information about this item, contact:
Pejepscot History Center159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
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