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Description
Members of Portland Fire Department Chemical 1 posed with their truck for this photo. William S. Berry, in the white hat, and several firefighters showed off the latest McCann chemical firefighting truck, an upgrade from their 1919 model. Chemical 1 moved from the Market Street Station to the new Central Fire Station, on Congress Street, when the building opened in November, 1924.
McCann was a fire truck manufacturer located on Preble Street in Portland.
About This Item
- Title: McCann fire engine and fire fighters, Portland, ca. 1924
- Creation Date: circa 1924
- Subject Date: circa 1924
- Location: Central Fire Station, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.9657
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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