Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of two horse-drawn fire engines from Station 12, Los Angeles, ca.1890. The two engines are moving very quickly across the image from left to right. Both vehicles are being pulled by a two-horse team and have several firefighters aboard. The second engine, seen at left, has a large brass tank on the back. In the background at center is a large, two-story building with a tall tower at right. This station was in service from1903-1949, and more pictures of it can be seen at the Old Plaza firehouse.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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