Assorted Images

Title: Kansas City Firemen and Equipment
Description: An exterior view of a group of 14 identified firemen standing by fire equipment in front of Fire Department headquarters building and Hook & Ladder No.1. Photo also includes dog on equipment. Includes both George Hale and John Egner. Found on page four of the scrapbook.
Date: 1889
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Firemen Laying Floor
Description: Identified as laying of a concrete floor by the members of Headquarters, Kansas City Fire Department.
Date: 1895
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: 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: Kansas City Firemen
Description: Exterior street level view of Kansas City firemen in front of the Fire Department Headquarters building which housed Hook & Ladder No.1 and Hose Co. No.2. Identified on photograph as aerial H[ook] & L[adder] Truck No.1. Location is 8th and Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Firemen
Description: Exterior view of a group of Kansas City firemen in front of Hose Co. No. 2 and Fire Department Headquarters building at 8th and Walnut. The name "Andy Ryan" is written on the photo.
Date: 1888
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: 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: 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: Kansas City Firemen
Description: Exterior view of group of 13 identified Kansas City firemen with fire horses Buck and Mack. Location is identified as a street fair exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1901. Found on page four of the scrapbook. John Egner is included and identified.
Date: 1901-10
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

Title: Hale Water Tower
Description: Exterior view taken at 19th and Central streets showing firemen and George Hale's water tower. Probably taken in the 1880s/1890s.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Service of Kansas City Cover
Description: Front cover of Fire Service of Kansas City: A Souvenir, Containing An Account of the Service, From Leather Bucket Times to the Present Fire Department, published in 1891. A firefighter driving a horse drawn steam pumper fire engine is shown.
Date: 1891
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Kansas City Firemen
Description: Composite view of 17 identified Kansas City firemen. Found loose in front of the scrapbook. Includes Chief John Egner in the center of the composite. Dated sometime between 1906 to 1918 when Egner was Fire Chief.
Object Type: Photograph

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