Assorted Images

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: 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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