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[Volunteer Firemen's Meeting, Early 1950's]

[Volunteer Firemen's Meeting, Early 1950's]
Description:

Photograph of volunteer firemen during a meeting. The volunteers are posing on and around a fire truck inside a fire station. The group consists mostly of adult men but there are some young boys in the photograph.

Creator: West
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Childress County Heritage Museum
Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
Creator (Photographer):
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Childress County
Era
Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
Description:

Photograph of volunteer firemen during a meeting. The volunteers are posing on and around a fire truck inside a fire station. The group consists mostly of adult men but there are some young boys in the photograph.

Note:

Written on the back of the photograph: Dick Williams, Charles Crews, Red Robbins, Arvelle Patton, - - -, V.G. McCoy, John Ballew, Gary Hassell, Dub Nelson, Bill Dawson, Kennett Owen, Luther Albertson, Vernon Eubank, Hobbis Cagle, James Mitchell, C.R. Dugan, Jimmy Hunter, Glen Stiner, J.D. Michie

Physical Description:

1 photograph, b & w ; 8 in. x 10 in.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Volunteer Firemen | Volunteer Firefighters | Firefighters | Volunteers | Fire Stations
Partner:
Childress County Heritage Museum
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: CCHM_202
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth34457
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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