Bridge of fire boat

Bridge of fire boat

Item Information

Title:
Bridge of fire boat
Date:
[ca. 1961–1993]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Lane/Mead Boston Maritime Collection
Subjects:
Fireboats
Places:
Massachusetts > Boston Harbor
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 26 x 21 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/br86b946q
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title supplied by Boston Public Library staff.
On item: Boston Port/1740.
On item back: Massport's fireboat crosses Boston Harbor, with its crew of trained waterfront firefighters. The fireboat is just one piece of Boston's safety network, working in cooperation with the US Coast Guard, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Boston Fire Department, the Massachusetts State Police, and various other public safety organizations to insure free transit within the Port of Boston.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by the Boston Shipping Association.
Accession #:
Ms.3898.10 box 1