Black and white group photograph of the 1896 Berlin Fire Brigade. The photograph is mounted on a mat. The phrase "Berlin Fire Brigade" appears in a ribbon drawn on the photograph, which is arched over the image of the firefighters. Above the word "Fire" in the top ribbon, flames can be seen. Two f…
Black and white group photograph of the 1896 Berlin Fire Brigade. The photograph is mounted on a mat. The phrase "Berlin Fire Brigade" appears in a ribbon drawn on the photograph, which is arched over the image of the firefighters. Above the word "Fire" in the top ribbon, flames can be seen. Two fire hoses, extending from the small upper left and right corner images, point toward the flames. An image of the Berlin fire station appears in the upper left hand corner, while an image of a fire wagon appears in the upper right hand corner. The year "1896" is written below the group of firefighters, who are numbered. A ribbon, which contains the names of the firefighters in the image, can be seen below the image of the firemen.
The firefighters have been identified as follows, by number: 1. Jacob E. Cook, 2. Aug. Hertel, 3, Joseph Wuest, 4. George Arndt, 5. Fred Langfield, 6. Aug. Schmiedel, 7. Daniel Boettger 8. Gustave May, 9. John Hebel (Haebel), 10. John Kidder, 11. John C. Karn, 12. Jacob Uhrig, 13. Louis Timm (Chief), 14. ?, 15. John Zinnkann and 16. Jacob B. Scharlach.
The names and numbers in the ribbon are very faint.
The left upper and right lower corners of the photograph are broken.
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A black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing of eleven members of the Berlin Fire Department. The firemen are seated and standing before a horse-drawn fire wagon in front of the fire hall. All the men are in uniform and sport impressive mustaches.
The head and shoulders of an ad…
A black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing of eleven members of the Berlin Fire Department. The firemen are seated and standing before a horse-drawn fire wagon in front of the fire hall. All the men are in uniform and sport impressive mustaches.
The head and shoulders of an additional person
(the image of whom is overexposed) is seen in the second-floor window of the fire hall.
The following men have been identified in a Kitchener-Waterloo Record article of 8 April 1950:
Top row, left-to-right: Isaac Dickman, Daniel Boettger, Fred Badke, and John Karn
Second row, left-to-right: George Huck (Chief), Dennis Scharlach, Jacob Uhrig, Jacob Scharlach, and Jacob Cook
Front row, left-to-right: August Hertel and Adam Dengis.
This photo is in poor condition. It has thumb-tack holes, rippling, spotting, and is fading.
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A black and white print, on heavy cardboard, of fire fighters testing a new pump at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen Street South, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario. Two horse-drawn fire wagons and a numerous spectators can be seen in the picture. The firefighters are pumping water from Victoria Par…
A black and white print, on heavy cardboard, of fire fighters testing a new pump at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen Street South, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario. Two horse-drawn fire wagons and a numerous spectators can be seen in the picture. The firefighters are pumping water from Victoria Park and shooting a stream of water over the spire of St. Paul's Church.
Mistakenly labelled "St. Peter's" and "church fire, 1900s" on the back of photo.
Date of image based in newspaper clipping appearing on page 256 of Hannes Schneider book.
The water was pumped from the lake in Victoria Park.
This photo is in poor condition. There are thumb-tack holes and worn corners on the image.
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The station was located on the west side of Frederick Street, between King and Duke Streets, and set back from the roadway.
The original black and white photograph is in the Kitchener Public Library photograph collection (local identifier P010070).
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Original photograph has some damage in lower corners.
A reprint (copy 2) of this image has not been scanned or uploaded.
A coloured postcard of this image is in the Waterloo Historical Society collection with the local identifier P000353.
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A black and white panoramic photograph of the Kitchener Fire Department members and equipment in front of the Frederick Street firehall in 1922. Date is based on the 1922 license plates on the vehicles.
A black and white panoramic photograph of the Kitchener Fire Department members and equipment in front of the Frederick Street firehall in 1922. Date is based on the 1922 license plates on the vehicles.
The image is mounted on a heavy cardboard backing and is in fair condition with a few thumbtack holes and some scratched areas.
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Black and white photograph on cardboard backing of the exterior of the Kitchener Fire Department's headquarters at 150 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario.
Two fire engines and a fire truck are parked in the driveway in front of the building, as well as a vehicle marked "K.F.D. Rescue Unit", an…
Black and white photograph on cardboard backing of the exterior of the Kitchener Fire Department's headquarters at 150 Highland Road West, Kitchener, Ontario.
Two fire engines and a fire truck are parked in the driveway in front of the building, as well as a vehicle marked "K.F.D. Rescue Unit", and three cars.
This photograph is in fair condition; it has several thumb-tack holes, and some buckling.
This image is part of the Kitchener Fire Department Collection.
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1960
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Black and white outdoor group photograph of nine members of the Kitchener Fire Department in uniform. Seven are standing in front of a fire truck, while two are sitting in the front seats of the fire truck. The fire hall is in the background.
Black and white outdoor group photograph of nine members of the Kitchener Fire Department in uniform. Seven are standing in front of a fire truck, while two are sitting in the front seats of the fire truck. The fire hall is in the background.
The fire hall was located on Frederick Street between Duke and King Streets, in Kitchener, Ontario.
This photograph is in poor condition. There are thumb-tack holes and some cracking of the image. The image is also spotted and there is glue residue on the back of the image.
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Black and white photograph on cardboard backing of the exterior of Kitchener Fire Station Number 2, located on Guelph Street, in Kitchener, Ontario.
Two fire trucks can be seen parked in the driveway in front of the building. A snow drift is visible in the foreground.
The phrase "Fire Station No.…
Black and white photograph on cardboard backing of the exterior of Kitchener Fire Station Number 2, located on Guelph Street, in Kitchener, Ontario.
Two fire trucks can be seen parked in the driveway in front of the building. A snow drift is visible in the foreground.
The phrase "Fire Station No. 2" is visible on the right hand side of the building.
This photograph is in fair condition; it has several thumb-tack holes, and some cracking and buckling.
This image is part of the Kitchener Fire Department Collection.
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1963
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Black and white photograph,on cardboard backing, of the exterior of Fire Station no.3, located on Ottawa Street North and Brick Street, Kitchener, Ontario.
A fire engine and a fire truck can be seen parked in the driveway in front of the building. The side of a church can be seen at the left of th…
Black and white photograph,on cardboard backing, of the exterior of Fire Station no.3, located on Ottawa Street North and Brick Street, Kitchener, Ontario.
A fire engine and a fire truck can be seen parked in the driveway in front of the building. The side of a church can be seen at the left of the photo and a large snow drift is visible in the foreground.
This photograph is in fair condition; some cracking, and buckling.
This image is part of the Kitchener Fire Dept. Collection.
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Copright Date
1960
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