Subject: Public safety

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Allentown, Pennsylvania Fire Department: A Description with Advertisements, 1894 Allentown, Pennsylvania Fire Department: A Description with Advertisements, 1894

This booklet, published circa 1894, provides a detailed account of the Allentown, Pennsylvania Fire Department. It features images and lists Chas. H. Cohn as both Chief of the Fire Department and Superintendent of Alarms. The booklet also includes advertisements for various businesses, notably Chas. H. Cohn (whiskey, wine, and cigars), Morris Schmidt (laundry), Harry Schall (cigars), and Schnurman & Samuels (millinery). Additional biographical information indicates Charles Cohn's participation as an Aid at the March 1886 Purim Ball in Allentown.