Twenty-one girl campers sit in and on a station wagon parked in a field on the Ward Manor property. Ellen Flynn Matthews, one of the camp counselors and the wife of Bruce Matthews, William H. Matthews' son, sits at the driver's seat.
The West Nyack horse-drawn pumper stands in front of a large house. Three uniformed firemen are included: one holding the horses, a second in the driver's seat, and the third is on a platform at the rear of the pumper.
Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighting; Fire stations;
Everett "Smoky" Wanamaker talks about Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Upper Nyack and the role of the Wanamkaer family in the department. The origins of "The Goosetown against the World" slogan of the department are discussed as well as some of...
Group portraits; Fire engines; Flags; Uniforms; Capes (Clothing);
A fireman in white uniform with bow tie and black hat with a fireman's shield on it holds a flag stands next to eleven women posed for a photograph. The women are gathered in two loose rows. They wear uniform capes with caps. Behind the women there...
Fire engines; Fire engines & equipment; Flowers; Funeral processions;
This is a photograph of a fire truck with an open driver's compartment. The truck is parked next to a house and is facing down a hill. The hose compartment of the truck is full of flowers suggesting this was part of a funeral procession. On the...
Fire engines & equipment; Fire extinguishers; Fire engines; Lanterns; Ladders
This is a portrait of an early fire truck seen from the side. The truck has an open driver's compartment, and skinny wheels. A fire ladder is mounted on the side of the truck, an extinguisher is on the back bumper. There are other fire tools along...
Ambulances; Fire engines; Fire engines & equipment; Ladders;
In this image, an ambulance is lined up next to two open-top fire trucks. The ambulance is an early model automobile with a split windshield, a small emergency light on the roof, and a spare tire mounted on the passenger running board. Across the...
Ambulances; Fire engines; Fire engines & equipment;
In this image, an ambulance is lined up next to two open-top fire trucks. The ambulance is an early model automobile with a split windshield, a small emergency light on the roof, and a spare tire mounted on the passenger running board. Across the...
Fire engines; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Fire stations;
The images is comprised of two photographs one above the other. Both images show a fire truck. The top image shows a fire truck from the front. There is a fireman in dress uniform posing near the front of the truck with his arm resting on the...
Fire stations; Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire engines; Uniforms; Bells; Women;
This image is comprised of two black-and-white photographs one above the other. In the top photograph, four firemen in dress uniform are seen standing posed near an early-model open-top fire truck. One fireman is standing on the fire engine's...
This image is composed of two black-and-white photographs one above the other. The top image captures a small portion of a rounded front bumper of an automobile at the curb and looks straight down the middle of a village street. There is a concrete...
