Age of the Auto: Firetrucks

Fires have been a hazard to society since society formed. People learned early on there needed to be a system to put out fires before they destroyed everything around them. This week we focus on a couple iterations of fire trucks, including a truck from the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department.

PP224 001 8/10 008. Fire Crew Southern Ave. James H. Lewis. 1910. James Lewis Photograph Collection, MdHS.

PP30 Box 42 Folder 85. Anderson Co. Fire Truck. Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc. #2, 1951. The Hughes Company. Hughes Photo Collection, MdHS.

PP30 Box 42 Folder 85. Anderson Co. Fire Truck. Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc. #2, 1951. The Hughes Company. Hughes Photo Collection, MdHS.

BONUS IMAGE: An great tintype portrait of a fire chief.

 MC2693. Unidentified Fire Chief. Unknown photographer. Undated. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, MdHS.

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