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Children's float in the Annual Fireman's Parade.
title
Children's float in the Annual Fireman's Parade.
Subject
Parade floats, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, Parades, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, Fire fighters, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, Children, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs
Date created ms
1891, 1900
Name
Lytle, Andrew David, 1834-1917
William Dastillon
title
William Dastillon
Subject
Portrait paintings, Men, Fire fighters
Date created ms
1878
Abstract
Oval three-quarter length portrait of William Dastillon wearing a red fireman's uniform and holding a hat. Hat and uniform bear insignia for Engine 18. This artwork is a photographic portrait overpainted in oils.
Pelican Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 demonstrating their new ladder. (See Photograph #16.)
title
Pelican Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 demonstrating their new ladder. (See Photograph #16.)
Subject
Pelican Hook and Ladder Company (Baton Rouge, La.), Photographs, Fire fighters, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, Fire departments, Equipment and supplies, Photographs
Date created ms
1910
Name
Lytle, Andrew David, 1834-1917
Longville Fire Department
title
Longville Fire Department
Subject
Fire fighters, Fire engines & equipment, Horses, Carts & wagons
Date created ms
1910
Abstract
Digital image of firefighters and a horse-drawn cart.
Goosport fire station
title
Goosport fire station
Subject
Fire stations, Fire fighters, Fire engines & equipment
Date created ms
1948-05-22
Abstract
Newspaper photograph and caption: "Formal dedication of the new $35,828 Goosport fire station took place at 2 p.m. today. The building is located at Nichols and Gieffers streets. Construction was part of the current program to expand fire fighting facilities in Lake Charles. E.R. Kaufman, chairman of a special Association of Commerce committee which recommended the program, spoke."
Weak pressure, faulty hose hamper battle against blaze
title
Weak pressure, faulty hose hamper battle against blaze
Subject
Lake Charles High School (Lake Charles, La.), Fires, Fire fighters, Students
Date created ms
1951-05-27
Abstract
Caption by Maude Reid: "Students help break windows with rocks when pressure too weak."
Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference International Association of Fire Chiefs in New Orleans
title
Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference International Association of Fire Chiefs in New Orleans
Subject
Panoramic photographs, Group portraits, Meetings, Fire fighters
Date Issued
1938-09-30
Abstract
Panoramic group portrait of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in New Orleans.
Local firemen attend school
title
Local firemen attend school
Subject
Fire fighters, Chennault Air Force Base (La.), Military personnel, Military training
Date created ms
1943-12-11
Abstract
Newspaper photograph of a group of firemen, including Leonard S. Vuillemot and Adam Breaux of the Lake Charles Army Air Base, training at Majors Field in Greenville, Texas.
City leaders]
title
City leaders]
Subject
Municipal officials, Fire fighters, School principals, Men, Clothing & dress
Date created ms
1950-02-14
Abstract
Newspaper photographs and captions: "Police Chief J. Harry Hebert and Principal J.J. Verret in front of LaGrange school where students cross heavily-traveled South street. Finance Commissioner Lucius L. Moss and Fire Chief Gus H. Stitzlein are shown looking over the area where fire hydrants must be installed and fire stations built."
Group Portrait of Firemen in a Fire Station
title
Group Portrait of Firemen in a Fire Station
Subject
Group portrait, Fire Station, Fire engines & equipment, Fire fighters, Men
Date created ms
1920, 1950
Abstract
Group portrait of fire fighters and several men in suits gathered in front of a fire truck inside of a fire station. The photograph was taken when the men were moving about and not posed.
Group Portrait of Firemen in a Fire Station
title
Group Portrait of Firemen in a Fire Station
Subject
Group portrait, Fire Station, Fire engines & equipment, Fire fighters, Men
Date created ms
1920, 1950
Abstract
Group portrait of fire fighters and several men in suits gathered in front of a fire truck inside of a fire station.
Obituary for Ralph de Pass of New Orleans, killed in Mexico, in New Orleans newpaper in 1848.
title
Obituary for Ralph de Pass of New Orleans, killed in Mexico, in New Orleans newpaper in 1848.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Military personnel, Soldiers, Fire stations, Fire fighters, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Military officers
Date Issued
1848-07-13
Abstract
Text, July 13, 1848. Funeral Notice. Obituary for Ralph de Pass of New Orleans, killed in Mexico, in New Orleans newpaper. Published in the Daily Crescent.
Firemen's parade in Thibodaux Louisiana in 1901
title
Firemen's parade in Thibodaux Louisiana in 1901
Subject
Parades & processions, Fire fighters, Business districts
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, 1901. Firemen's Parade on West Third Street, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
New Orleans volunteer fire department in the city's government
title
New Orleans volunteer fire department in the city's government
Subject
Fire fighters, Fire fighting, Parades & processions, Fire stations, Government facilities, Marching bands, Municipal government, Municipal services
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Article entitled: New Orleans Firemen. (Blakely Hall in The Argonaut.) Article attesting to the scope and inluence of the New Orleans volunteer fire department in the city's government.
Deadly fire at the residence of the Baselico family in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1861.
title
Deadly fire at the residence of the Baselico family in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1861.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Fire, Disasters, Fire fighters, Children, Death
Date Issued
1861-01-25
Abstract
Text, January 25, 1861. Fire. Deadly fire at the residence of the Baselico family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An infant was killed in the fire, but other family members escaped. The building was attached to the old City Hotel on Lafayette Street. Published in the Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette & Comet.
Odd Fellows' Building and Hook and Ladder Hall in Baton Rouge Louisiana in approximately 1901
title
Odd Fellows' Building and Hook and Ladder Hall in Baton Rouge Louisiana in approximately 1901
Subject
Buildings, Fraternal organizations, Fire fighters
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, approximately 1901. Odd Fellows' Building and Hook and Ladder Hall. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Fire company in Opelousas Louisiana in late 1800s
title
Fire company in Opelousas Louisiana in late 1800s
Subject
Fire fighters
Date created ms
[189-]
Abstract
B&W photo, late 1800s. The men of the Opelousas fire company, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Undated but probably prior to 1900.
Carrolton's Colored Fireman celebrate third anniversary
title
Carrolton's Colored Fireman celebrate third anniversary
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Fire fighters, New Orleans (La.), Fire stations
Date Issued
1874-05-10
Abstract
Text. Carrolton's Colored Fireman celebrate third anniversary. New Orleans Republican; May 10, 1874; p. 5, c. 1.
History and description of the Firemen's Monument in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans from the 1930s.
title
History and description of the Firemen's Monument in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans from the 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Monuments & memorials, Dedications, Sculpture, Sculptors, Celebrations, Fire fighters, Fire stations, Fire fighting, Community service, Cemeteries
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, circa 1930s. History and description of the Firemen's Monument in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans fire department was wholly volunteer until 1887, when this monument was erected. Charles A. Orleans designed the monument, the statue of the firemen is marble and was designed by Alexander Doyle and executed in Italy by Nicoli.
Destructive conflagration; Burning of the Saint Louis exchange and hotel; Lamentable destruction of property
title
Destructive conflagration; Burning of the Saint Louis exchange and hotel; Lamentable destruction of property
Subject
Fire, Buildings, Fire fighters, Fire fighting, Hotels, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1840-02-12
Abstract
Text, February 12, 1840. A fire rages in the St. Louis Exchange and St. Louis Hotel buildings, in the area of Royal Street, St. Louis Street, and Chartres Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. No lives were lost, but two firemen and two others were injured. The hotel was completely destroyed.

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