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Title: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: stjr on August 04, 2009, 10:57:51 PM

Found a treasure trove of fire department pictures at the Jacksonville Fire Museum website at http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/index.html . A sampling below of old fire pix :

Hose Wagon 3, Circa 1915:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/John%20B.%20Callahan.jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Hose%20Cart.jpg)

Jacksonville Hook and Ladder Company #1:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Hook%20and%20Ladder%201.jpg)

Central Fire Station:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/image_006.JPG)

Fire Station 2:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/station_2.jpg)

Fireman, 1880's:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Slattery%201.jpg)

Station 10, 1928:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/station_10.JPG)

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: stjr on August 04, 2009, 11:07:39 PM

Go here for pix of historic fire station photos around town: http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Stations.html .

Some samples:

Fire Station #1 -Downtown:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Central%20Fire%20Station%201962.jpg)

Fire Station #4 - The LaVilla Brickhouse:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Fire%20Station%204-1966.jpg)

Fire Station #5 - Brooklyn:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Fire%20Station%205-1962.jpg)

Fire Station #9 - Old - Springfied, 24th & Perry:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Fire%20Station%209-1966.jpg)

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: stjr on August 04, 2009, 11:28:29 PM

Sample of pix of the Great Fire of 1901 at http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great_Fire.html :

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%20Landscape.jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%20Windsor%20Hotel.jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%20255pm.jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%201901%20(7).jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%201901%20(5).jpg)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%201901%20(4).JPG)

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%201901%20(2).jpg)

Bay and Main:

(http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great%20Fire%20bay%20and%20Main.jpg)

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: Timkin on July 02, 2010, 11:05:52 PM

Is FS# 10 still standing? it kind of looks like the old Firehouse at McDuff and Roosevelt . How many of these Firehouses remain.. I know of 2 for sure , 3 possibly.

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: Timkin on July 02, 2010, 11:08:35 PM

Im really surprised these historic pics are not in every Firehouse Subs in Jax. They are wonderful.

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: thelakelander on July 03, 2010, 07:12:57 AM

Here is old station at 24th & Perry in its current state:

(http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/846170192_PXN8d-M.jpg)

Title: Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
Post by: Timkin on July 03, 2010, 10:43:44 AM

Wow.. thats a nice one :)

Metro Jacksonville

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