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First Motorized Fire Truck in Paris, 1918

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Creators

Unknown, Photographer

Robinson, C.B.

, Depicted

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This 1918 photograph depicts the Paris Fire Department's first motorized fire truck, which was then brand-new. According to D.A. Smith, it is a Ford Model T truck. The man to the left is mayor C.B. Robinson, who was responsible for the purchase.

The signs on the building in the back read:
"BOSWORTH & CHURCHILL
GOODRICK TIRES"

This image was printed on page 130 of At the Forks of the Grand: Volume I by D. A. Smith.

Date of Original

1918

Dimensions

Width: 11.2 cm
Height: 7.8 cm

Subject(s)

Automobiles
Fire engines & equipment
Mayors
Paris, Ontario

Local identifier

2009.0062.01, Page 58, Photo 2

Collection

D.A. Smith Photograph Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Paris

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2 Longitude: -80.38333

Recommended Citation

First Motorized Fire Truck in Paris, 1918, D.A. Smith Photograph Collection, 2009.0062.01, Page 58, Photo 2, Paris Museum and Historical Society

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