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Title
Metro
Nashville
Fireman
with a
high-powered
hose
,
circa
1969
Corporate name
Nashville (Tenn.). Fire Department
Topical entry
Fire departments--Tennessee--Nashville
Fire fighters--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
Metro
Nashville
Fireman
using
a
high-powered
hose
,
circa
1969
.
Historically
,
it
was
circa
May
of
1807
,
when
the
city
formed
its’
first
volunteer
fire
fighting
unit
. The
Nashville
Fire
Department
was
organized
as a
paid
department
on
July
24
,
1860
, with
John
S
.
Dashiell
as its
first
chief
. The
first
horse
drawn
steam
fire
engine
was
called
the "
Hamilton
"
named
after
Mr
.
J
.
M
.
Hamilton
,
who
was a
prominent
hardware
man
of the
time
.
Two
other
horse
drawn
engines
, the "
Eclipse
", and the "
Deluge
" were also in
service
. In
1861
, a
hook
and
ladder
company
was
added
to
Nashville's
growing
fire
department
.
Nashville
put
its’
first
motorized
fire
engine
in
service
in
1912
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
. The
original
is
a
35
mm
color
transparency
(2
x
2
in.
slide
mount)
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
ca.
1969
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Slide1101 Metro fireman with high powered hose
Relation
Record
Group
3
Coverage
1960-1969
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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