Thanks, Joseph.
I'm in New Jersey, and this was taken is Somerville, NJ.
Here is a link to the website of our Fire Department Museum:
http://www.somervillefd.org/museum.htm
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
> Not bad. But the first engine that they had in Somerville?
>
> I'm from Mass., and when in my late teens, early 20s, (the 60s) I made a
> point of attending all the local and regional "Fireman's Musters" held in
> open fields and main streets here and there around much of New England.
>
> http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/158/article/80092/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacksnell707/5828890217/in/gallery-firefightersband-72157627146810508/
> Must be CA as this was "Potographed" by Jack Snell. :)
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45436499@N02/8514304763/in/pool-old_fire_trucks/
>
> http://shoutaboutcarolina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/1857-button-and-blake-hand-fire-pumper-charleston.jpg
>
> and finally, New England back in my day, just not me. I was always pumping or
> nozzle, never photographer.
>
> http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org/handtubexpo/photo_gallery/image/ht79.jpg
>
> A 22 min video that explains the way the pumpers work. Only difference is we
> measured the distance from the nozzle to the furthest drop of water on a
> unrolled 6' x 200' roll of kraft paper (usually between 175 and 310 feet).
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=maFdk6G8bmI
>
>
> On Sep 1, 2013, at 15:15 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
>> An image of the town's first fire engine adorns the side of their
>> biggest and newest rig:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17508307
>> Comments are invited.
>
>
>
> Joseph McAllister
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