"Old Faithful" 1907 Pumper Wagon Postcard, Blind River, Circa 1960
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- This color postcard shows a 1907 Pumper Wagon that was situated in front of the Blind River Fire Department.
These older vehicles were coal fired and a fireman would feed coal to the engine. This would be done on the way to the fire site in order to build up the pressure so it would be ready to use when they arrived at the fire.
- Date of Original
- Summer 1960
- Dimensions
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Width: 5.5 in
Height: 3.26 in
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.2795635848189 Longitude: -83.2211637036133
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- Creative Commons licence
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- Contact
- Huron Shores MuseumEmail:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:1 James St. P.O. Box 460
Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0
