P5815

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Very%20faded%20black%20and%20white%20photograph%20of%20the%20Windsor%20Fire%20Department%2C%20Hook%20and%20Ladder%20Company

Details

ID Number

P5815

Item Name

Image

Title

Windsor Fire Department Hook & Ladder / Régiment des sapeurs-pompiers de Windsor et pompe à incendie

Title (Fre)

Régiment des sapeurs-pompiers de Windsor et pompe à incendie

Date

ca 1893

Description

Very faded black and white photograph of the Windsor Fire Department, Hook and Ladder Company; in the centre of the photograph is the Hook & Ladder engine being pulled by two horses; the engine is very long, has four wheels and has approximately eight men sitting or standing on it; to the right of the engine, heading out of the photograph, is another horsedrawn vehicle; there are people standing in the far bottom left corner of the photo and there are ivy-covered buildings in the background; there are trees behind the engines; the photograph has tape around the edges and was taken circa 1893 at the corner of Park Street & Victoria Avenue; Richard Brooks is standing on the running board of the main fire truck.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Brooks, Richard

Carts & wagons / Charrettes & chariots

Fire engines & equipment / Pompe à incendie & équipement

Fire fighters / Pompiers

Fire fighting / Lutter contre les incendies

Hook & Ladder Co. / Compagnie Hook & Ladder

Horses / Chevaux

Men / Hommes

Park St. / Rue Park

Trees / Arbres

Victoria Ave. / Avenue Victoria

Vines / Vignes

Windsor Fire Department / Régiment de sapeurs-pompiers de Windsor

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