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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.
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View looking from the northwest corner of Cedar and 4th Street NW east down Cedar Street toward the railroad underpass. Image includes a partial view of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station on the right with a blurred locomotive crossing the underpass and going into the station. The train is headed toward Washington, D.C.
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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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