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- Photograph. Glossy black and white photo of 1922 Ahrens-Fox High Pressure Apparatus car. The car has been photographed in the middle of a street. Several wood frame and brick houses are visible in the background. A typewritten label at the bottom of the photo notes "Ahrens Fox high pressure car in the Detroit, Michigan, fire dept." and the number, "602," is shown in the lower right corner. A typewritten label on the verso notes "1922 Ahrens-Fox High Pressure Apparatus; This apparatus was used with the old high pressure hydrant system in downtown Detroit. This truck was originally designated as High Pressure No. 1 located at Wayne and Larned Sts. and is still in service today as a reserve boat tender for the fireboat. Photo courtesy of C. Woodward." The name, "Jim Leininger, 1061 - 17th St., Wyandotte, Mich. 48192," is stamped in black ink on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photographs (1 positive print and 1 negative print). Black and white photo of a Detroit Fire Department water tower truck that is parked on a city street. Two multi-story brick buildings are visible in the background and a large building shadow is visible in the foreground. Handwriting on the verso of the negative print notes "1924 Seagrave Water Tower, DFD, from Clarence Woodard." (The photos appear to be reversed images since there is some illegible handwriting in the lower right corner which is written backwards on the print.)
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Sepia-toned gelatin silver photo of a fire engine that was manufactured by Ahrens-Fox. A sign on the ground in front of the fire engine notes "The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Co., Cin., O." The photo is marked "No. 276" in the lower right corner and is mounted on black cardboard which has "Ahrens-Fox, Cincinnati, Ohio" shown in gold lettering along the bottom. An identification plate on the side of the fire engine below the driver's seat notes "The Continental 'Auto' Model A-C, Built 1913, No. 516, The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Co., Cincinnati, O." The side of the fire engine is marked "San Angelo." Also, this fire engine was right-hand drive since the steering wheel was located on the right side of the vehicle. Handwriting on the verso notes "855 Virginia St., Jackson, Michigan, Harvey H. Larrabee."
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph (1 copy). Faint sepia-toned glossy photo of two firemen (one driving and the other riding) on a steam fire truck along a side street. Dark smoke is billowing from the top of the engine. It appears that the photo is a composite that was created by superimposing a cutout of the fire engine onto a second photo that shows a street with houses and yards in the background. Handwriting on the verso notes " 'Jumbo' fire truck used in Hartford, Conn., 1899."
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photograph of six firemen who are riding on a fire truck in a parade on Woodward Ave. at Campus Martius. Businesses that are visible in the background include Golde Clothes and John Roesink Good Clothes. Also in the background is a crowd of people who are standing on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the verso notes "April 10, 1922; Parade; Last run of steam fire engine; 1917 Chemical Seagrave Engine 3." A blue ink stamp on the verso notes "Photograph by The Detroit News; Not to be Published."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
- Description:
- Photograph. Glossy black and white photo of five firemen who are riding in a fire truck in a parade on Woodward Ave. at Campus Martius. In the background is the Golde Clothes store and also a crowd of people who are standing on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the verso notes "April 10, 1922; Parade; Last run of steam engines; Seagrave aerial truck." A blue ink stamp on the verso notes "Photograph by the Detroit News; Not to be Published."
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
