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What the Fire Department Looked Like in 1912

Check out this cool look at what the fire department looked like in 1912! Three brave firemen are on a fire engine pulled by three horses in a photo from the Library of Congress.
Washington turns out for open air music. Washington, D.C., July 12, 1939. Sitting on stone steps near the Lincoln Memorial here, and facing a barge moored in the Potomac River, thousands of Washingtonians turned out to listen to the first of a series of summer concerts by the Washington Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Hans Kindler tonight. To give it his blessing and to enjoy the music, President Roosevelt arrived shortly before intermission accompanied by Brig. Genl. Edwin M. Watson, military aide, and Mrs. Watson (Library of Congress)
"Auto wreck. December 31, 1923." Continuing this week's theme of vehicular mishaps on (and off) the roads of Washington, D.C. On New Year's Eve, this car was in the drink. See the comments for details about this fatal accident in the Tidal Basin. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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This is pretty cool, and our fire engine fans out there will love it. This is what the fire department looked like in 1912.

Three firemen on fire engine drawn by three horses, Washington, D.C.
Three firemen on fire engine drawn by three horses, Washington, D.C.

Source: Library of Congress

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