The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word mb-artist HW_Bond View of St Sepulchre Church

View of St Sepulchre Church from Skinner Street

Two stable lads standing in a doorway laugh at him

'Dancer at the Photographer'

5th August 1992

The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word mb-artist HW_Bond View of St Sepulchre Church'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