Fire engine of Engine House no. 1

Image
Description
Five African American male fire fighters in their uniforms, pose for a photograph with a fire engine. Two fire fighters sit in the driver's and passenger's seats of the fire engine while two stand along the side and one stands on the back running board just outside the garage door opening to Engine House No. 1. The letters painted on the hood of the fire engine are K.C.F.D. The building behind the fire engine and next door to the fire house has "Wholesale Dickerson Cleaning" painted on the brick wall. An African American man leans on a light post outside the front door of Dickerson Cleaning.
Note
No date; likely 1920s
Date Issued
1911 to 1920
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 12 x 18 cm
Time Period
Subject (Geographic)
Rights Note
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Collection Identifier: MS-0271
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections