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- Portrait of Ike Varney of the Alert Hose Company, Big Rapids, Michigan, 1877 - This carte-de-visite shows a man identified as Ike Varney. An additional notation on the back simply states "Alert." Varney was likely a member of the Alert Hose Company of Big Rapids, Michigan. The Henry Ford received images of other members of this firefighting organization -- wearing firemen tournament uniforms -- at the same time as this photograph.
- 1875
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Ike Varney of the Alert Hose Company, Big Rapids, Michigan, 1877
This carte-de-visite shows a man identified as Ike Varney. An additional notation on the back simply states "Alert." Varney was likely a member of the Alert Hose Company of Big Rapids, Michigan. The Henry Ford received images of other members of this firefighting organization -- wearing firemen tournament uniforms -- at the same time as this photograph.