African American in Portland fireman's uniform
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- Title:
- African American in Portland fireman's uniform
- Description:
- The picture is probably of William Ruby who was accepted as a member of Steam Fire Engine Machigonne 1. Albeit, Black firemen in Maine were unusual. In 1876 there was a controversy in Damariscotta because a Black man had joined the new fire department. William Ruby was appointed as a pipeman, the enviable position of controlling the nozzle of the hose line.
- Subjects:
- Employment Firefighting
- Location:
- Bangor, ME
- Latitude:
- 44.80161066
- Longitude:
- -68.76979395
- Source:
- Gerald E. Talbot Collection, African American Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
- Source Identifier:
- AAMS1TalbotB3F44P442a
- Type:
- Image;StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpg
- Digital Commons URL:
- https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/talbot_family/44/
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "African American in Portland fireman's uniform", We Exist Series 5, Digital Projects - University of Southern Maine Libraries & Learning
- Reference Link:
- acg-floating-204-197-4-76.acg.maine.edu/weexist5/items/we5_008.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/