Horse-Drawn Fire Department Ladder Wagon

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This is photograph of a horse-drawn fire department ladder wagon heading west on Queen Street. The leisurely trot and the bystanders lining the street suggest that the photo was likely taken during a parade.

Another photograph of the ladder wagon is dated 1912, giving an approximate date for this photo as well.

The corner building in the background is now MacPherson Crafts (July, 2018). This building is one of the oldest limestone buildings in St. Marys. It was built for William V. Hutton, an early mayor of St. Marys, in 1854. By 1884 the building housed a hardware store, and the owner decided that the building needed an update. The mansard roof was added at this point.

Notes

Condition: copy is in good condition, but location and condition of the original is unknown.

Dimensions

Width: 10 cm
Height: 15 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 15cm

Subject(s)

Horses
Parade
Wagon
Fire Department
Downtown St. Marys

Local identifier

macke132

Collection

Macke Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2593397843146 Longitude: -81.1435649881744

Donor

Marlene Macke

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

Macke Collection. "Horse-Drawn Fire Department Ladder Wagon" St. Marys Museum, macke132.

Location of Original

Location of original is unknown. Copy is in R. Lorne Eedy Archives.

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.

Reproduction Notes