Topic: People and Organizations
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| Catalog date |
02/05/2003 |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
Fire Department |
| Collection |
Marblehead Town History |
| Date of photo |
1913 |
| Description |
Photo of Marblehead fire engine and six firemen poising in front of School St. Fire House. Written on the back is: "Frog Pond Reservoir- Brown Square- Newburyport, Mass. Ingalls Garage Fire- September 9-1913 and Opheium Picture House + other Buildings destroyed Total loss.
First Alarm- 9- 45A.M. followed by Gen. Alarm
Outside Help ordered from Amesbury, Mass., Haverhill, Mass- Salem + Marblehead, Mass. and Portsmouth, N.H.- Total loss- $90,000.00
Cause of Fire- Explosion in Ingalls Garage
Death of Mr. Ingalls -Badley (sic) Burnt- (? unreadable name) badly (sic) Burned also Bookkeeper
The man in the left front seat is identified as Chief Atkins. |
| Home Location |
Hanging on wall |
| Object ID |
2001-065-0190 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| People |
Atkins, Fire Chief |
| Place |
24 Franklin St. Lynn |
| Search Terms |
Marblehead History |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| Subjects |
Fire alarms
Fire engines & equipment
Fire fighters
Fire stations |
| Title |
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| Year Range from |
1913 |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.
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Rev. 1.0a 1/2009 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number) at: butlerw@marblehead.org
Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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