George Washington fire engine. Unusually interesting to visitors to Alexandria, Va., is this fire engine purchased by George Washington in 1775 at Philadelphia and regarded at the time as the most efficient type of engine. The engine is still in good condtion and reposes in the headquarters of the F
8 x 10 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1931
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,084 × 8,088 pixels
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"George Washington fire engine. Unusually interesting to visitors to Alexandria, Va., is this fire engine purchased by George Washington in 1775 at Philadelphia and regarded at the time as the most efficient type of engine. The engine is still in good condtion and reposes in the headquarters of the F" (1931). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_fire_engine._Unusually_interesting_to_visitors_to_Alexandria,_Va.,_is_this_fire_engine_purchased_by_George_Washington_in_1775_at_Philadelphia_and_regarded_at_the_time_as_LCCN2016870899.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 280433.
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