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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Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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