The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word Finish:Float frame Original is oil on canvas

Original is oil on canvas 14 X 17 (inches)

and a horse-drawn cart in the distance

before the race

The Graces

was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon

The Yankee Fireman keeps his Word Finish:Float frame Original is oil on canvas'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