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The fire pump
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The fire pump

George Cruikshank · 1836 - 1839 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A group of children fighting around a wheeled fire pump, pulled by the children with ropes. A gentleman, the parish beadle, knocks on a house. Illustration for an edition of Sketches by 'Boz' by Charles Dickens, 1836-1839.

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Credit lineDe brandbluspomp. 1836 - 1839. George Cruikshank. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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