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11. "James Battle" Fire Tug in Action, Detroit, Mich. throws 7,500 gallons per minute.

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Color postcard depicting the JAMES BATTLE spouting water and billowing smoke. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 27, 1911.
Date Issued:
1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

12. Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of the crew of the fire tug JAMES BATTLE posing outside of its pilot house

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Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of the crew of the fire tug JAMES BATTLE posing outside of its pilot house.
Date Issued:
1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

13. Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of the fire tug JAMES BATTLE, as taken from off its port side, with smoke spewing from its stacks and water from five of its hoses

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Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of the fire tug JAMES BATTLE, as taken from off its port side, with smoke spewing from its stacks and water from five of its hoses.
Date Issued:
1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

14. Sepia-toned photo of the Belle Isle bridge burning on April 27, 1915, as taken from an elevated position along the Detroit riverfront to the west of the foot of the bridge

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Sepia-toned photo of the Belle Isle bridge burning on April 27, 1915, as taken from an elevated position along the Detroit riverfront to the west of the foot of the bridge. Most of the bridges trusses have burned, leaving bare columns however two trusses near the center of the river still stand, and one on the north side has partially collapsed into the river. The Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE sprays water on the remaining trusses on the north end. A large cloud of smoke rises from the center trusses. In the foreground at the lower left, several spectators watch from the riverfront beyond a wooden fence.
Date Issued:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

15. Mounted sepia-toned photographic print showing fire tug JAMES BATTLE underway with four crewmembers visible on deck

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Mounted sepia-toned photographic print showing fire tug JAMES BATTLE underway with four crewmembers visible on deck. Handwritten on verso, " fireboat "James Battle" launched at Det. shipbuilding yards in Wyandotte on Oct. 13 1900, went into service at foot of fifth St. on Jan. 15 1901, length 122 ft., beam 25 ft., draft 11 ft., speed 14 m.p.h. in 1936, was converted to diesel engine was decommisioned Feb. 1940 was sold to Sincennes-McNaughton firm of Montreal Canada, was streamlined into a tugboat and was still in service in 1972."
Date Issued:
1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

16. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company

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Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, as taken from the opposite side of the canal off of the boat's starboard bow. Water splashes around the tug. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society