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The Firefighters Collection

The Firefighters Collection

The New York State Library has one of the most extensive collections of historic resources on the individual fires, firefighters and firefighting equipment of New York State. The images below are just a small sampling of those in the Firefighter Collection, which includes photos and historic documents dating from the 1880s through 1930s.

Images from the Collection

Albany Fire Protectives - Group Portrait

The Albany Fire Protectives worked for the Albany Board of Underwriters, salvaging buildings and their contents following a fire.

Portrait of seven firemen in full uniform