Ornate lithographed fire company certificate with central text, a street scene of men pulling a fire engine, a night scene with a horse-drawn engine, and a firefighter with a hose.

Friendship Fire Company Membership Certificate, Harrisburg

A decorative lithographed membership certificate for the Friendship Fire Company of Harrisburg, with central printed text naming a contributing member and the date 1868. Framing vignettes show a fire engine crew pulling apparatus down a street, a night scene with a horse-drawn engine, a building with a flag, and a firefighter spraying water at right.

Artist: Haehnlen
Date: ca 1868
Medium: lithograph (overall material)
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size: 2240 × 1694 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1873).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

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