Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum photographs collection, 1840-1971, 1906-1971

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Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum photographs collection, 1840-1971, 1906-1971

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Negatives and photographic prints documenting the history of the Long Beach Fire Department. Included are images of the department from its earliest days in the early 20th century through to 1971. Images focus upon department personnel, apparatus, fires, and fire prevention. Also includes photographic prints and negatives which document the history of the city of Long Beach, including documentation of the March 10, 1933 earthquake and documentation of early drilling activities including major fires in the Long Beach area.

35 boxes20.295 linear ft.

California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH

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SNAC Resource ID: 7970132

California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH

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Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum

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The city of Long Beach was incorporated in 1897, and shortly thereafter, a group of citizens formed the first Volunteer Fire Department and elected Brewster C. Kenyon as Captain. After a 1905 fire destroyed the Long Beach Pavilion, a $30,000 bond was issued by popular vote to build a central fire station as well as provide equipment, including fire alarm boxes, a steam fire engine, a hose wagon, and a hook and ladder truck, as well as a team of horses to pull the newly purchased trucks. In 1906,...

Long Beach (Calif.). Fire Dept.

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