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Title: Rialto Building
Description: Identified on front of photograph as old Rialto Building located at 9th and Grand. Indicates it burned and was 8 degrees below zero.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Firemen in Scotland
Description: View of 10 identified Kansas City firemen standing/sitting by a model of Chief Hale's water tower. Taken in Glasgow, Scotland.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jaccard Jewelry Company Ruins
Description: View of the ruins at the rear of the Jaccard Jewelry Company building after a fire. Photograph is dated January 13, 1893
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Scene
Description: Fire ruins of overall factory, paper box factory and Ramsey Printing Company. Time noted is 12:40 a.m. and 6 below zero. Written on the photographs is "Central bet.." Same as I.D.#210724.
Date: 1893-01-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street Theater Ruins
Description: Street level view of the ruins from the 9th Street Theater fire, dated January 18, 1893. Firemen and equipment in view. Theater located at 324 W. 9th Street.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Department Equipment
Description: Fire station interior view of wagon and harness used by the fire department.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hale's Water Tower In Action
Description: Street level view looking south of Hale's Water Tower in action in front of the Walnut Street Methodist Church, South located on Walnut Street between 8th and 9th. The Federal Custom House and Post Office located at 9th and Walnut is in view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Chief Hale's Water Tower
Description: Street level view of what is identified as "Chief Hale, first water tower." Device is sitting on the street in front of Keith F. & C. Co. store on Walnut between 8th and 9th Street.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 11th and Grand Avenue
Description: Street view with firefighting equipment and firemen. Identified on photograph as 11th and Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, 1889 Chief Engineers Convention. View includes what appears to be Hale's water tower.
Date: 1889
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lon Hale
Description: Portrait of Lon Hale in firemen's uniform.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Armourdale Fire
Description: Ruins of an Armourdale, Kansas City, Kansas fire identified as the Reed Bros. Packing House. Also visible is the Fire Department's water tower. Dated March 24, 1895.
Date: 1895
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Ruins at Browning, King and Company
Description: Icy remains from a fire identified as Browning, King and Company and dated January 17, 1892 with the temperature 17 degrees below zero. A newspaper clipping with the photo indicates it was the Deardorff building fire with several different businesses within the building.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Ruins
Description: Identified on photograph as Peak Bros. Overall Fact[ory] and Rigly Ramsey Printing Co. Remains of fire dated January 17, 1892. Same photograph as I.D. 210718.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Chief George Hale
Description: Full body view of Kansas City Fire Chief George Hale shaking hands with Chief Patterson, Glasgow, Scotland. A model of Hale's Water Tower is on the floor beside them.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ninth Street Theater
Description: Identified as the 9th Street Theater after a fire dated January 18, 1893, 3:44 A.M. Appears to have been extensively damaged. According to the 1893 Kansas City city directory, theater was located at 324 W. 9th Street.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Firemen
Description: Exterior view of Kansas City firemen with equipment in use at the Campbell Glass and Paint building at 11th and Hickory streets. Building appears to have been on fire and is timed at 2:35 a.m. (Found in scrapbook on page 26.)
Date: 1893-03-30
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nichols & Shepard Implement House
Description: Exterior view of remains after a fire at the Nichols & Shepard Implement House. According to the 1893 Kansas City, Missouri city directory it was located at 1323 Hickory Street. Time of fire noted as 7:23 p.m.
Date: 1893-08-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Fire Department
Description: Composite of five photographs of the Kansas City fire department. (1) Engine House No. 1 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment; (2) Engine House No. 2 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire equipment; (3) Kansas City No. 3 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire equipment; (4) McGee H & L, No. 1 with four mostly unidentified fire fighters standing by hook and ladder fire equipment. In the middle of the composite is a portrait cameo of M. Burnet, Chief.
Date: 1873~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Baird Building
Description: Full street view of the Baird Building located on the southwest corner of 6th and Wyandotte. Taken after a recent fire. According to information written on the photograph, the building burned October 25, 1894 and the alarm went off at 9:05 P.M.
Date: 1894
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hale Zouaves
Description: Group portrait of Hale Zouaves, an independent military company associated with Fire Chief George Hale. The group held many military competition national championships.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

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