Cultures & Communities - Overview
Furniture, cooking wares, clothing, works of art, and many other kinds of artifacts are part of what knit people into communities and cultures. The Museum’s collections feature artifacts from European Americans, Latinos, Arab Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, African Americans, Gypsies, Jews, and Christians, both Catholics and Protestants. The objects range from ceramic face jugs made by enslaved African Americans in South Carolina to graduation robes and wedding gowns. The holdings also include artifacts associated with education, such as teaching equipment, textbooks, and two complete schoolrooms. Uniforms, insignia, and other objects represent a wide variety of civic and voluntary organizations, including youth and fraternal groups, scouting, police forces, and firefighters.
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Mutual Insurance Company of Washington County Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Mutual Insurance Company of Washington County of Hagerstown, Maryland issued this fire mark around 1847. There is a raised image of two clasped hands in the center of the mark, with upper text that reads “M.I.CO O.W.C.” and a lower text that reads “A.D. 1846.” The Mutual Insurance Company of Washington County operated from 1846 until 1935 in Hagerstown, Maryland.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1847
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0485
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0485
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Associated Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Associated Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1848. The cast iron oval mark has a raised central image of a fireman rushing to a fire blowing a trumpet and holding a burning brand. The Associated Firemen's Insurance Company operated from 1847 until 1899, when it was absorbed and reinsured by the Fidelity Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1848
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0486
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0486
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Associated Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Associated Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1848. The cast iron oval mark has a raised central image of a fireman rushing to a fire blowing a trumpet and holding a burning brand. The background of the mark has been painted gold, and the fireman and raised border has been painted brown. The Associated Firemen's Insurance Company operated from 1847 until 1899, when it was absorbed and reinsured by the Fidelity Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1848
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0487
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0487
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1835. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1835
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0488
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0488
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1835. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1835
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0489
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0489
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1835. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1835
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0490
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0490
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1840. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1840
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0491
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0491
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1840. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1840
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0492
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0492
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1855. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1855
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0493
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0493
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Firemen's Insurance Company Fire Mark
- Description (Brief)
- Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured.
- The Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1855. The circular cast iron mark has a raised image of a Philadelphia-style double-deck end stroke engine in the center, with a raised text below that reads “F.I. CO.” The text and parts of the engine have been painted gold, which has chipped at points. The Firemen's Insurance Company was founded in 1825, but folded in 1904 due to the losses suffered in the Great Fire of Baltimore.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1855
- maker
- unknown
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0494
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0494
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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