NEW YORK Firemen PITTSBURG Fire Engine BERLIN Firefighting Today & Tomorrow 1902

Description

What It Is
Fire-Fighting Today and Tomorrow
By Philip G. Hubert, Jr.
as published in a 1902 magazine
After a fire - Uncoupling the hose and returning it to the hose cart, New York
Three methods of responding to an alarm of fire:
A Buffalo fire engine
Hartford motor fire engine "Jumbo"
Canadian engine on runners
Exhibition drill of the San Francisco Fire Department
Catching a man in a fire-net - Art by George Wright
A water tower at work, New York
Comination Turret, hose, chemical and water tower wagon, Pittsburg, PA
A Pittsburg motor fire engine
Search lights used on a New York fire engine
Firemen using the scaling ladders to get from a window to the roof, over the cornice - Art by George Wright
Working on a fire from a hook and ladder, Pittsburg, PA
An Austrian fire fighting device
Firemen at work, London
Pneumatic aerial truck, made in Berlin and used by the Pittsburg Department
An engine of the Berlin Fire Department
A motor fire engine, Hannover, Germany
This lot includes the complete article (18 pages total).
Specifications
Pages are about 6 x 9 inches
Condition Note
It's rather difficult to get the color and the contrast of the original in a scan AND preserve any flaws, which tend to get muted, so this text will describe flaws, if any.
Over 115 years old and in very nice shape. Carefully removed from an original period magazine.
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