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Title |
Steam pumper fire engine trial, Water Street, Haverhill, 1907 |
Object Type |
Negative, Sheet Film |
Description |
Four steam pumper fire engines, with smoke streaming from their smokestacks, on a dock area by the Merrimack River at Water Street, Haverhill; original image By George E. Dodge, 1907, and shows five engines. No water is being sprayed; there is a large hose for each machine submerged in the river, and the boilers are in use. Haverhill Fire Department firefighters in helmets and onlookers are gathered around the engines. Demonstration, without a fire. Business signs, left to right: Pentucket Laundry, Murray & Dugdale, Westcott & Shannon. A print of this image has the inscription "Engine 2 - Amoskeag single harp tank / Engine 1 - Amoskeag double harp, 2nd size / Engine 4 - La France double, 1st size / Engine 5 - Silsby, 1st size / Notes made by Harold Walker." See prints HH11.2.1 SentrHPH 29-400E, 30-406A, related prints 29-401A, 29-401B, 29-401C. |
Photographer |
Dodge, George E. |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Black-and-white negative |
Film Size |
11 x 13 cm (4 x 5 format) |
Original/Copy |
Copy |
Call Number |
HH11.2.1 Senter F4x5 6-40 |
Catalog Number |
31479006511355 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Fire engines Fire fighters Fire departments |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Steam pumper fire engines Haverhill Fire Department Fire engines Merrimack River Firefighters Fire fighters Firemen First responders Men Crowds Pentucket Laundry Laundries Murray & Dugdale Murray Dugdale Westcott & Shannon Westcott Shannon Businesses Masons George E. Dodge |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
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Last Updated |
2017-07-31 |