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World War I Bond Drive Parade with Orange Fire Department Engine No. 1, Orange, California, 1917

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Title: World War I Bond Drive Parade with Orange Fire Department Engine No. 1, Orange, California, 1917
Date Created and/or Issued: 1917
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
Description: World War I Bond Drive Parade with Orange Fire Department Engine No. 1, Orange, California, 1917. Image shows side view of Fire Engine No. 1 looking northwest, parked in front of Plaza Park. William Wickers, the first paid Orange Fire Department fireman, is sitting behind the wheel. Three men dressed in WWI Army uniforms are by rear wheel, with three little girls standing in front of them. Two men dresssed in WWI Navy uniforms are standing on top of fire engine, behind banner that reads "ORANGE IS GOING OVER THE TOP JUST AS THESE BOYS DID" Several American flags are hanging off the engine. The Edwards building is visible in the background.
Photographic print
B&w
20 x 25 cm.
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9h4nc2dt
DC109
10511428
Language: English
Subject: Orange (Calif.)
Fire engines & equipment
Parades & processions
War bonds & funds
World War I Bond Drive Parade--Orange (Calif.)
Orange Fire Department--Orange (Calif.)
Vickers, William

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