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1885 Our Police Protectors History of New York City Police Department

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1882 The Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York History: A hardbound copy of "The Story of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York" writeen by George W. Sheldon and published by Harper Brothers in 1882. This history book of the early FDNY is 5

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Lot of New York City Fire Department Ribbons: Lot of ribbons from New York City to include: 1893 NY State Convention at Coney Island with a brass clam shell (shell is detached); 1893 NY State Convention at Coney Island with damage to the ribbon;

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Lot of 2 Early New York City Fire Department Silk Ribbons: Early silk fire department ribbons from the New York City Fire Department to include: Lexington Association of the City of New York. This ribbon has an early hand fire engine. Black silk ribbon with s

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Lot of New York City Fire Department Ribbons: Lot of ribbons from New York City to include: 22nd Annual Entertainment and Ball of the Uniformed Firemen's Association of Greater New York 1939; New York Fire Department Band; and The Volunteer Firem

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1893 New York City Fire Department Ribbon: Large silk fire deparment ribbon from the Veteran Firemen's Association of the City of New York to the Veteran Firemen's Association of San Francisco October 1893. The ribbon is 9" by 3". There is som

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Lot of 2 New York City Fire Department Ribbons: Two ribbons from New York to include: 1897 Volunteer Firemen's Association of the City of New York at Port Jervis and Middletown. Second ribbon is Uniformed Company of Exempt Firemen of the City of Ne

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New York City Fire Department Certificate: Framed certificate for the FDNY for George Warner. This certificate is framed and measures 11" by 9". These certificates which have the date of July 2, 1787, while old, are purported to be reprints. T

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Boston & N.Y. City FIRE DEPARTMENTS: a small archive: Samuel W. JENNINGS (1827-1895, fireman in Braintree, Norfolk Co.), Mass Boston & New York City Fire Departments: a small collection relating to the Fire Departments. Offered for sale by Adam Langlands

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Frames Steam Fire Engine Advertisement: Early wood cut ofsteam fire engines in use by the New York Fire Department. This is likely from a Harpers Weekly or other New York City paper. It is framed in an old wooden frame and measures 9 1/2" b

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1885 Our Police Protectors History of New York City Police Department

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Very nice leatherbound edition of Our Police Protectors written by Augustine Costello and copyrighted in 1885. The book is 572 pages in length and is an exhaustive and extensive history of the early NYPD.

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1885 Our Police Protectors History of New York City Police Department

Name: 1885 Our Police Protectors History of New York City Police Department
SKU: 162483347
Price: 300 USD
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