The Firemen's Monument, ca. 1875. Erected by a committee of volunteer firemen of New York City, the Firemen's Monument memorializes two firemen, Engineer George Kerr (1816-1848) and Assistant Foremen Henry Fargis (-1848), who died fighting a fire on April 2, 1848. The monument, rich in fire-related symbolism, was sculpted by Robert E. Launitz. Standing almost 24 feet high, the monument is topped with a statue of a fireman, wearing a hero’s laurel wreath, saving a child. It is adorned with the coat of arms of New York City, hydrants, hoses, speaking trumpets, hats, down-turned firemen's parade torches, hooks, and ladders. (Lots 2413-2420, Sec. 2)

Beat-the-heat prescription Closeup of group of children standing in swimming pool. Caption: "Beat-the-heat prescription--South Brooklyn kids take the water treatment at Sunset Park, 5th Ave. and 41st St., to get away from the heat naturally."

Monument to Seth Grosvenor (d. 1861), ca. 1860. (Lot 10796, Sec. 12/13)

Firemen's Monument, ca. 1870.

Monument to Fire Chief Harry Howard (1822-1896), ca. 1875. An orphan, Harry Howard worked his way up in New York City's Volunteer Fire Department, serving as runner, fireman, foreman, assistant engineer, and finally, in 1857, head of the department. Soon after assuming leadership, Howard was struck down by paralysis while responding to a fire. Though he survived, he never fully recovered. Harry Howard dedicated his monument to "My Foster Mother" who adopted and raised him after she was saved from a burning building. The ornate cast iron fence that surrounded Howard's lot is no longer there. (Lot 9823, Sec. 2)

Delaplaine family mausoleum, ca. 1860.

Mausoleum of the Delaplaine family, including U.S. Congressman Isaac C. Delaplaine (1817-1866), ca. 1865. (Lot 8919, Sec. 12)

Monument to the Horsington family, located along Orchard Avenue, ca. 1860. (Lot 3868, Sec. 2)

View in Green-Wood, ca. 1865.