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The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, American La France Motorized Fire Engine

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The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, American La France Motorized Fire Engine, The Hall of Flame Fire Museum, 1938

"An old fire engine used in Burlington. It was the first of its kind to be motorized.

Motorized fire engines didn’t hit the streets until 1910,…

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Ellery Eddy, Engine Company No. 5

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Ellery Eddy, Engine Company No. 5, Cambridge Public Library, 1971

I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine. by Kurt Vonnegut In 1736 Benjamin Franklin established the Union…

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