This picture, along with #5005 and 5006, are a portion of a Mazeppa fire company testimonial dinner honoring Judge Arthur S. Tompkins. Tompkins, a prominent Nyacker, was elected a member of the fire company in 1885 and served until 1935. The...
In early 2005, Nyack's Central Fire Station on Park Street, which housed the historic Jackson Fire Engine Company, was demolished. A new building was opened in 2006.
Highland Hose company has its headquarters on Main Street in Nyack, west of Midland Avenue. The original fire house (1910) is on the left and in front is one of the older fire trucks. On the right is the newer truck, in front of a newer bay. The...
Judge Arthur S. Tompkins was pictured on the programcover for the event which commorated his fifty years of service to the Mazeppa Fire Company. His signature is below the dates November 4, 1885 to November 4, 1935.
Thirteen members of the Jackson Engine Company posed for this 1890 picture. They're wearing white shirts with a dark bib; on the bib is a gothic J-H. Behind them is a very complex piece of machinery and their engine building. Left to right, front:...
Mazzeppa Engine Company members pause in front of the company headquarters before a 1913 parade. Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins, a member of the company for 50 years, sits in the center of the front row. Front row: E. Smith, J. Kolyer, A....
In full dress uniforms and hats, the members of the Orangetown Engine Company Number One (Nyack's oldest fire company) pose for a photo in front of their double doors. A child, Francis McFarlane, sits in the center front. These names are listed on...
Members of Piermont's Empire Company stand on the street, on their fire truck (which has a large eagle on it), and on the building itself. There is a small boy on the vehicle, and two men in the front wear white shirts, whereas all the others wear...
The front cover of the program was the picture of Arthur S. Tompkins; the back - a hook and ladder truck. The signature of George H. Youmans appears above the fire truck.
Ambulances; Fire stations; Fire fighters; Uniforms; Flags; Portraits;
Eight men are seen posed for a picture flanking an ambulance. The ambulance is parked in the garage doorway of the fire station. Two more garage doors, both closed, are seen to the right of the ambulance. The ambulance has a bubble light on the...
An ambulance is parked in front of the garage doors of the Empire Hose Co. Two men stand by the front bumper of the ambulance. "Piermont Fire Dept. Ambulance" is painted on the side of the ambulance car. They are both wearing long jackets and hats....
This photograph is of the two-story Empire Hose Company fire station. The building has a flat roof with an eyebrow element over the center windows. There is a large double-wide garage at the center of the building. On the left side of the building...
This is a collage of photographs which illustrate the changes in the Empire Hose Company's firehouse over a period of many years. The top photograph on the left shows a two story building with an eyebrow roof element over the two center windows. On...
Fire engines; Fire engines & equipment; Garages; Fire stations; Searchlights; Bells;
This image is comprised of two photographs side-by-side. The left photograph shows the front of a fire engine. The fire engine has a bell on the front bumper and large round headlights. There is a large searchlight mounted on the passenger side of...
Ambulances; Fire engines & equipment; Fire engines; Fire stations; Garages; Fences;
This image depicts the emergency services vehicles of the Empire Hose Company. The emergency vehicles are depicted pulled just outside the garage bays of the fire station. In the foreground there is a station-wagon style ambulance with a bubble...
Fire stations; Fire engines & equipment; Horses; Fire fighters; Lintels; Bricks;
This is a sheet of paper which includes two captioned images (transcribed below). The top image is a line drawing of two horses at full gallop pulling a fire fighting pumper cart. The cart has large wooden wheels. There is a single fireman driving...
Fire engines; Fire fighters; Fire stations; Ladders; Lanterns; Group portraits; Fire engines & equipment;
This image is comprised of two photographs, one positioned above the other but taken in different centuries. The top photograph is a group portrait of firemen posed in front of a fire wagon cart in front of the fire station. There are approximately...
