http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapeur-pompier
Cantinieres attached to French fire fighting companies appear in photos and artwork. The early companies were organized more on military lines with members carrying weapons on parade. I don't know if these cantinieres were just for parades or served during fires. One below was noted as being on duty during the Franco-Prussian War.
This lady,Marie BEHEN, served during the Siege of Paris.
Here she is again in an earlier photo.
A surviving Cantiniere uniform and canteen...
more later.................
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