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Fire Engine Collection (#7)

"From Lostwithiel to Cornwall: Firefighters in Action" In September 1991, the brave firefighters of Lostwithiel

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673

Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664

Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de Caus
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving

Background imageFire Engine Collection: The Last Fast Thing, 1866. Artist: George du Maurier

The Last Fast Thing, 1866. Artist: George du Maurier
The Last Fast Thing, 1866 Women who attempted to enter the public sphere of men were often labelled fast. Here, Punch takes a dig at such women, showing an entirely female fire crew

Background imageFire Engine Collection: First Fire Engine

First Fire Engine
October 1902: The crew sit on board Londons first motor-driven fire engine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: I Saw Figure 5 Gold 1928 Oil graphite ink gold leaf

I Saw Figure 5 Gold 1928 Oil graphite ink gold leaf
I Saw, Figure 5, Gold, 1928, Oil, graphite, ink, gold leaf, paperboard, Upson board, 35 1/2 x 30, 90.2 76.2 cm, Paintings, Charles Demuth, American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 18831935

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Early firefighters truck

Early firefighters truck
Illustration of a Early firefighters truck

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Early firefighters truck scheme

Early firefighters truck scheme
Illustration of a Early firefighters truck

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREHOUSE, c1857. Firemen pulling a hand drawn fire engine. Drawing by James Fuller Queen

FIREHOUSE, c1857. Firemen pulling a hand drawn fire engine. Drawing by James Fuller Queen, c1857

Background imageFire Engine Collection: PHILADELPHIA: FIREHOUSE. Firemen of the Weccacoe Engine Company pulling a fire

PHILADELPHIA: FIREHOUSE. Firemen of the Weccacoe Engine Company pulling a fire engine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drawing by James Fuller Queen, c1857

Background imageFire Engine Collection: DETROIT: FIRETRUCK, 1911. A fire brigade aboard a fire engine manufactured by the

DETROIT: FIRETRUCK, 1911. A fire brigade aboard a fire engine manufactured by the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph, May 1911

Background imageFire Engine Collection: NIAGARA FALLS, c1921. A panoramic portrait of The Niagara Falls Fire Department

NIAGARA FALLS, c1921. A panoramic portrait of The Niagara Falls Fire Department posed on the street in Niagara Falls, New York. Photograph by Ray R. Johnson, 2 May c1921

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire Escape Ladder

Fire Escape Ladder
Vintage engraving of a Fire Escape Ladder

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Early fire engine

Early fire engine
Vintage illustration of an early fire engine

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Early fire steam engine

Early fire steam engine
Vintage illustration of Early fire steam engine

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire Engine Advert

Fire Engine Advert
An advert for Hollys patent rotary steam fire engine circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire Engine

Fire Engine
Illustration of Silsby, Mynderse and Cos steam fire engine as seen in Scientific American on February 25, 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Air Raid Fire Test

Air Raid Fire Test
November 1939: Pumps from the Auxiliary Fire Service join four thousand regular and auxiliary firemen, who turned out with 500 pumps

Background imageFire Engine Collection: HORSE-DRAWN FIRETRUCK. A horse-drawn fire engine at a Labor Day parade in New Jersey

HORSE-DRAWN FIRETRUCK. A horse-drawn fire engine at a Labor Day parade in New Jersey, c1929

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Source Size = 3744 x 2027

Source Size = 3744 x 2027
An American Steam Fire Engine

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Packard fire squad, 1911 (b / w photo)

Packard fire squad, 1911 (b / w photo)
XOS862630 Packard fire squad, 1911 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageFire Engine Collection: View of the Terrific Explosion at the Great Fire in New York, 19th July 1845, (print)

View of the Terrific Explosion at the Great Fire in New York, 19th July 1845, (print)
XJL62439 View of the Terrific Explosion at the Great Fire in New York, 19th July 1845, (print) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Background imageFire Engine Collection: The Times, Plate I, 1762 (engraving)

The Times, Plate I, 1762 (engraving)
XJF400616 The Times, Plate I, 1762 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: a city on fire)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Street Scene in New York (oil on canvas)

Street Scene in New York (oil on canvas)
XIR27888 Street Scene in New York (oil on canvas) by Sebron, Hippolyte Victor Valentin (1801-79); Chateau Blerancourt, Picardie, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Fire at Albion Mill, Blackfriars Bridge, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London c

Fire at Albion Mill, Blackfriars Bridge, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London c
XCF268663 Fire at Albion Mill, Blackfriars Bridge, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London c.1808-11 (engraving) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C

Background imageFire Engine Collection: View Weesperplein with a fire engine, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1891

View Weesperplein with a fire engine, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1891

Background imageFire Engine Collection: SAN FRANCISCO: FIREHOUSE. Firefighters and fire engine outside the Engine 15 Firehouse

SAN FRANCISCO: FIREHOUSE. Firefighters and fire engine outside the Engine 15 Firehouse in San Francisco. Photograph by W. Cathcart, 10 April 1894

Background imageFire Engine Collection: TOWER OF LONDON: FIRE. Destructive Fire at the Tower of London, 30 October 1841

TOWER OF LONDON: FIRE. Destructive Fire at the Tower of London, 30 October 1841. The small armory on fire. Contemporary English lithograph

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ENGINE, c1911. Fire engine of the Fire Department of New York being filled with water

FIRE ENGINE, c1911. Fire engine of the Fire Department of New York being filled with water, c1911

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ENGINE, c1853. Fire engine no. 38, of New York City. Wood engraving, American

FIRE ENGINE, c1853. Fire engine no. 38, of New York City. Wood engraving, American, c1853

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ENGINE, c1853. Fire engine of the Hope Hose Company of Philadelphia at the

FIRE ENGINE, c1853. Fire engine of the Hope Hose Company of Philadelphia at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York, c1853. Contemporary American wood engraving

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTING, c1834. An American hand-pulled fire engine dating from c1834. Engraving

FIREFIGHTING, c1834. An American hand-pulled fire engine dating from c1834. Engraving, English, 1885, digitally colored by Granger, NYC -- All rights reserved

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ESCAPE, 1884. A woman escaping from a burning building using a portable friction

FIRE ESCAPE, 1884. A woman escaping from a burning building using a portable friction fire escape. American invention, 1884. Engraving, English, 1885

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ESCAPE, 1791. A movable balcony fire escape in England, 1791. Engraving, English

FIRE ESCAPE, 1791. A movable balcony fire escape in England, 1791. Engraving, English, 1885

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTING, 1882. An American invention for a horse-powered fire engine and pump

FIREFIGHTING, 1882. An American invention for a horse-powered fire engine and pump. Engraving, English, 1885

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTING, 1860. A series of fire engines and a water tower fighting a fire

FIREFIGHTING, 1860. A series of fire engines and a water tower fighting a fire. American invention, c1860. Engraving, English, 1885

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTING, c1725. A hand-pulled fire engine dating from c1725. Engraving, English

FIREFIGHTING, c1725. A hand-pulled fire engine dating from c1725. Engraving, English, 1885

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTERs WAGON. An early fire wagon, possibly of French construction, used

FIREFIGHTERs WAGON. An early fire wagon, possibly of French construction, used in the Middle East. Photograph, mid-19th century

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ENGINE. Model of New York Citys first fire engine, which was hand-drawn, c. 1725

FIRE ENGINE. Model of New York Citys first fire engine, which was hand-drawn, c. 1725

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREFIGHTING, 1809. Citizens supplying a fire engine with water from a pump, New York

FIREFIGHTING, 1809. Citizens supplying a fire engine with water from a pump, New York, c1809

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIRE ENGINE, 1760. A colonial American fire engine in operation

FIRE ENGINE, 1760. A colonial American fire engine in operation. Woodcut from a broadside of 1760

Background imageFire Engine Collection: FIREHOUSE: WASHINGTON, D. C. Fire Engine Company No. 3 on Capitol Hill, Washington, D

FIREHOUSE: WASHINGTON, D. C. Fire Engine Company No. 3 on Capitol Hill, Washington, D
FIREHOUSE: WASHINGTON, D.C. Fire Engine Company No. 3 on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1890

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Father and son holding fire hose, smiling

Father and son holding fire hose, smiling

Background imageFire Engine Collection: ERIE CANAL: OPENING, 1825. A fire company float at the Grand Canal Celebration in New York

ERIE CANAL: OPENING, 1825. A fire company float at the Grand Canal Celebration in New York, 4 November 1825

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Street Fire

Street Fire
6th June 1910: Horse drawn fire engines attend to a fire in Fore Street, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Theatre Fire

Theatre Fire
circa 1900: The Grand Theatre in Islington, London, with a fire crew still in attendance after a fire gutted the building. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Ladder Truck

Ladder Truck
June 1907: A combination auto chemical ladder truck and horse wagon by Chac Ponkins & Co, designed to fight fires. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageFire Engine Collection: Racing To The Blaze

Racing To The Blaze
circa 1910: A horse drawn fire engine races to the scene of a blaze. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)




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"From Lostwithiel to Cornwall: Firefighters in Action" In September 1991, the brave firefighters of Lostwithiel, Cornwall showcased their heroic efforts as they battled a fierce blaze. With determination and courage, they maneuvered their fire engine through the narrow streets, racing against time to save lives and protect property. Flashback to Pulborough Hospital Parade on 13 August 1933 - a day filled with pride and gratitude. The community gathered to honor the valiant firefighters who risked their lives daily for the safety of others. The sight of the majestic fire engine parading through town brought smiles and admiration from young and old alike. Black Labradors by Fire Engine - an endearing image capturing both loyalty and service. These faithful companions stood proudly beside their firefighting partners, ready to lend a paw whenever needed. Their presence symbolized unity between man and dog in protecting our communities. Transporting us back in time is a nostalgic photograph taken around 1910 at Rockingham Street Fire Station in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Children eagerly gathered around the fire engine, eyes wide with wonderment as they dreamed of one day becoming heroes themselves. Traveling further into history brings us to Wigan Fire Brigade in 1902 - pioneers dedicated to safeguarding their town from devastating fires. Their vintage firetruck stands tall as a testament to their commitment and resilience amidst challenging times. Tooting Fire Brigade reminds us that bravery knows no boundaries or borders; it transcends geographical locations. In Tooting, London's fearless firefighters fought relentlessly against raging infernos while relying on their trusty fire engines as vital tools of rescue. Delving deeper into America's past reveals John C. Howards livery stable and saloon on G Street in Washington D. C. , where historical events unfolded during April 1865. Amidst this backdrop lies a horse-drawn hose reel belonging to Northern Liberties Fire Company – an emblematic reminder that even in times of political turmoil, firefighters stood ready to protect and serve.