Photo shows the first fire hose reel of the old Volunteer Fire Department, the surviving members of which recently held a meeting. The Volunteer Fire Department covers a period of 1870-1893. Reading from left to right, those in the first row: P. B. Perry, J. H. Taylor, W. G. Gray, John A. Walker, J. H. Maddox, W. H. Tanner, W. J. Ashmore, G. H. Craig, Dave Mabern, Captain S. T. Walker, 36 years in the service and now captain at Number 9 station, and J. M. Howell, captain at the same station. Second row: C. E. Whitlow, Ben Blakley, George Mulkey, G. H. Obechoff, Rollie Matkin, former volunteer chief, E. L. Dunwoody, and James Swayne. The group is posed outside Fort Worth Welding Company building. A sign behind the group reads "First Hose Reel Used in Fort Worth."
Item: Old Fort Worth Volunteer Fire Department
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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6-5338
Identifier: 10006072
Title: Old Fort Worth Volunteer Fire Department
Description: Photo shows the first fire hose reel of the old Volunteer Fire Department, the surviving members of which recently held a meeting. The Volunteer Fire Department covers a period of 1870-1893. Reading from left to right, those in the first row: P. B. Perry, J. H. Taylor, W. G. Gray, John A. Walker, J. H. Maddox, W. H. Tanner, W. J. Ashmore, G. H. Craig, Dave Mabern, Captain S. T. Walker, 36 years in the service and now captain at Number 9 station, and J. M. Howell, captain at the same station. Second row: C. E. Whitlow, Ben Blakley, George Mulkey, G. H. Obechoff, Rollie Matkin, former volunteer chief, E. L. Dunwoody, and James Swayne. The group is posed outside Fort Worth Welding Company building. A sign behind the group reads "First Hose Reel Used in Fort Worth."
Date Created: 1923-12-09
Coverage: 1920s
Category: Cities and Towns, Government, Labor and Politics
Subject Term: Group portraits, Fire stations, Business enterprises, Organizations, Fire fighters, Chuck Wagons
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Old Fort Worth Volunteer Fire Department
Description: Photo shows the first fire hose reel of the old Volunteer Fire Department, the surviving members of which recently held a meeting. The Volunteer Fire Department covers a period of 1870-1893. Reading from left to right, those in the first row: P. B. Perry, J. H. Taylor, W. G. Gray, John A. Walker, J. H. Maddox, W. H. Tanner, W. J. Ashmore, G. H. Craig, Dave Mabern, Captain S. T. Walker, 36 years in the service and now captain at Number 9 station, and J. M. Howell, captain at the same station. Second row: C. E. Whitlow, Ben Blakley, George Mulkey, G. H. Obechoff, Rollie Matkin, former volunteer chief, E. L. Dunwoody, and James Swayne. The group is posed outside Fort Worth Welding Company building. A sign behind the group reads "First Hose Reel Used in Fort Worth."
Date Created: 1923-12-09
Coverage: 1920s
Category: Cities and Towns, Government, Labor and Politics
Subject Term: Group portraits, Fire stations, Business enterprises, Organizations, Fire fighters, Chuck Wagons
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Language: None
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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