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Title: Alert Hose Company
Group portrait of the members of Alert Hose Company, which was an organization of volunteer fire fighters. At that time, hose carts were pulled by teams of men, rather than horses. In 1882, Alert Hose became the State Hose Cart champions in a hose cart pulling competition.
Source of information: Jerry Ochoa
Date Created and/or Issued: 1882
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 Firefighters' Union.
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Description: Group portrait of the members of Alert Hose Company, which was an organization of volunteer fire fighters. At that time, hose carts were pulled by teams of men, rather than horses. In 1882, Alert Hose became the State Hose Cart champions in a hose cart pulling competition.
Source of information: Jerry Ochoa
Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-Sccfu-36
Language: English
Subject: Alert Hose Company
Hose Companies
Time Period: 1880s
Place: Santa Cruz (City) (?)

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