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Long Beach Engine Co. #1

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Order Number	00074883
Title	Long Beach Engine Co. #1
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	N-000-100 8x10; Long Beach-Fire Department.
Date	Circa 1907
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	The Long Beach Fire Dept., Engine Company No. 1, firefighters and horses pose in front of the Central Station at 210 West 3rd. St. The station was built in 1906. The engine company consists of a steam fire engine, a hose wagon and a ladder truck, all pulled by horses. Long Beach has the distinction of being the first fire department west of the Rockies to have a motorised fire engine and in 1907 purchased two Rambler motor driven units with 40-gallon chemical tanks and 500 feet of hose each. The one in the photo has "Engine no. 2, L.B.F.D." on its side.
Subject	Long Beach (Calif.).--Fire Department. Fire stations--California--Long Beach. Fire fighters--California--Long Beach. Fire engines--California--Long Beach. Engine companies--California--Long Beach. Horse-drawn vehicles--California--Long Beach. Long Beach (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection