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Fire engine and men

Photograph
Photograph of men standing by the 1923 Boyer fire engine, also refereed to as a fire truck, in front of the Saugatuck Village Hall.
1923 Firetruck and men; Origsize: 8 x 10; Origformat: Print-Photographic
back of photo CC0F2858-70C2-4B83-A62A-85F360554EE1_1_105_c.jpeg 590KB; newspaper clipping with same photo dated March 22, circa 1930 fire engine 1927.jpg 5MB; Saugatuck's New Fire Truck (1927) - Displaying obvious pride our heroes of yesteryear's fires stand proudly beside the village's new fire truck, purchased in 1927. Left to right we see Ross Phelps, Junior Edgcomb,' Morgan Edgcomb (the Chief), Fritz Walz, Dany Damoth, Dick Newnham, Jack Williams, Bob Robinson, and Frank Wicks. Photo Courtesy Bill Wilson

2011.32.05

Print, photograph

Saugatuck Township Fire DistrictSaugatuck Village Hall 1880

Article in newspaper clipping outlines the history of the department and membership in 1930s.

Fires and fire departments

Voss, Mary

1923

PhotographSaugatuck Township Fire DepartmentSaugatuck Village HallSaugatuck Fire StationGroup Photograph

Files Accession Number

Good

Williams, Jack

Robinson, Robert "Bob" R. 1913-1979

Damoth, Dennis Elbridge 1888-1966

Phelps, Rutherford Ross 1893-1958

Walz, Frederick J. “Fritz” 1880-1945

Newnham, Richard Butler "Dick" 1895-1973

Edgcomb, Morgan J. Jr. 1923-2004

Edgcomb, Morgan J. Jr. 1923-2004

Wicks, Frank H. 1883-1961

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2011-09-19

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09/19/2011

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08/25/2024