Angled view of Central Fire Station and Fire Equipment, Lansing

Description:

Photograph of the Central Fire Station and some of the equipment in 1925, Lansing. At left is the first old hand pumper used to extinquish fires in Lansing, purchased in 1858. It was later sold to the City of Cheyboygan, Michigan. Then purchased for the sum of $45 by J.P. Edmonds who presented it to the museum of Michigan Historical Society. It was stored in the Turner Building on North Turner Street.

Data Provider:

Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives

Collection:

Edmonds Photograph Collection

Subject Topic:

Lansing (Mich.), Fire engines, Fire fighters, Water pumps, and Fire stations

Language:

English

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated

URL:

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