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Firefighter with firefighting equipment (c. 1921)
Firefighter with firefighting equipment (c. 1921)
TitleFirefighter with firefighting equipment (c. 1921)
DescriptionThe Central Fire Station in Houston was located at the corner of Texas Avenue and San Jacinto Street. An unidentified fireman in uniform stands at the front of a motorized hook and ladder truck. Two unidentified men are standing out on a balcony of the fire station. Horses were retired as pulling power by 1924.
Dateca. 1921
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)firefighting equipment
automobiles
fire stations
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 13, Folder 316
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File namefur438-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital