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The new volunteer fire fighters are participants of the Turlock Melon Carnival of 1912

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Title: The new volunteer fire fighters are participants of the Turlock Melon Carnival of 1912
Creator: Forsmark of Turlock, Cal
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1912
Publication Information: California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: California State University, Stanislaus. Library
Collection: Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection
Rights Information: Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: The men and equipment of Turlock's volunteer fire department participated in the parade of the 1912 Melon Carnival. Directly behind the flag draped automobile is the horse drawn pumper used to pump water to fight fires. At the end of the row of firemen is a two wheeler with the hose wrapped around the center section. The first fire fighting volunteer company organized in 1907. A wooden tower with an alarm bell mounted on top was built next to Main Street by the railroad tracks. Water wells were then drilled in five locations throughout the business district.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print; 20 x 25 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7c6028v9
cturs_058
Language: English
Subject: Fairs--California--Turlock
Fire engines--California--Turlock
Parades--California--Turlock
Volunteer fire fighters--California--Turlock
Melon Carnival (Turlock, Calif.)
Place: Turlock (Calif.)

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