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Title: Boys pulling a hose cart
Boys pulling a hose cart (emulating the volunteer fire companies?). Early fire companies used teams of men to pull the hose cart to the site of the fire. They participated in competitions to prove which company had the fastest team.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Publication Information: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection: Photo Collection
Rights Information: This photograph is courtesy of the Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History.
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Description: Boys pulling a hose cart (emulating the volunteer fire companies?). Early fire companies used teams of men to pull the hose cart to the site of the fire. They participated in competitions to prove which company had the fastest team.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-SCM046
Language: English
Subject: Hose Companies
Fire Protection-Tournaments
Relation: More Than 100 Years of Service

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