The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word mb-artist HW_Bond circa 1935

circa 1935

'Dancer at the Photographer'

View of St Sepulchre Church from Skinner Street

Tower of London from Tower Bridge

Two stable lads standing in a doorway laugh at him

The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word mb-artist HW_Bond circa 1935'The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word', 1866. President Andrew Johnson (who had taken office on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln), in his fireman's helmet, and stars and stripes uniform, is seen turning the hose on the invading troops whilst Miss Canada shows her ability to handle the firearms. At the beginning of April 1866, the American branch of the Irish Fenian movement had crossed the border into Canada as the first step in their plan to invade