The Battery for Street Use, 19th-Century Firefighting Engraving

The Battery for Street Use is a 19th-century American wood engraving depicting firefighters battling a blaze from a city street using a portable chemical fire-extinguishing apparatus known as a "battery," connected by hose to a horse-drawn engine while a ladder crew works the building above. The scene captures the mechanical ingenuity and public spectacle of urban firefighting technology in the growing American city of the period.

The Battery for Street Use, 19th-Century Firefighting Engraving. Historic American Firefighting Illustration Canvas Print.