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Description
A driver showed off a McCann fire truck, as evidenced by the hubcaps and external hose attachment, for Ladder #3, Engine #3 of the South Portland Fire Department. The McCann Truck Company was located at Preble Street in Portland and first started building motorized fire trucks in 1912. At the time, they were the only fire truck manufacturer in Maine. The business closed in the 1950's.
About This Item
- Title: McCann Fire Engine, South Portland, ca. 1930
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.4177
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Fire engines
- Fire fighting equipment industry--Maine
- McCann Fire Trucks
- South Portland Fire Department (South Portland, Me.)
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