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6.50" x 8.00"
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2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 13.50"
The American Fireman Facing the Enemy Framed Print
by Chris Bordeleau
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The American Fireman Facing the Enemy framed print by Chris Bordeleau. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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High-quality reproduction, print of a spectacular Early American Currier & Ives Firefighter print showing a fireman, hose in hand, standing alone... more
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Artist's Description
high-quality reproduction, print of a spectacular Early American Currier & Ives Firefighter print showing a fireman, hose in hand, standing alone against the fire demon, much the way knights in the middle ages stood along against the fire-breathing dragon. Fighting The Enemy is the title of this print, one of four in a series called The American Fireman. All are available on this site. This dramatic poster is an ideal gift for a firefighter .
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: In the 1800s, fire was always a major danger in both large cities and small villages. A fire in a single wood building could spread and destroy a block or an entire section of a city or town, as happened in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The local firefighters and fire departments were all that stood against an unmitigated disaster that could destroy lives and property. As a result, then, as now, men sought membership in a fire department, whose firehouses frequently became the hub of the fireman�s lives. Some even had...
About Chris Bordeleau
I am a photographer located in Western New York with 20 years experience. I got my start with my Grandfather's Minolta x-700 while at Boston University working in B&W film. Hours in the darkroom have been replaced with hours behind the computer screen after I made the switch to digital about ten years ago. This has given me the ability to more accurately portray the scene as I remember it. I predominately shoot nature, landscape and urban/cityscape photography, freezing a moment in time that will never happen again. Taking the time to capture these moments is one of the great pleasures in my life. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed creating them. Outside of photography I rise my two daughters, Madeleine & Nicole...
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