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Identifier

20053414

Description

One of the 21 fire trucks which sounded warning sirens for the blackout is shown here. This one is at Central Fire Station with H. K. Pitts, sitting in a truck at the fire station and Lieutenant J. P. Pettyjohn is standing on the running board beside him. The two men are wearing uniforms with ties and hats. The truck has a Fort Worth Fire Department logo on the driver's side door. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 20 1942.

Archival Date

1942-01-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1497

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Fire fighters; Electric power failures; Preparedness

Names

Fort Worth Fire Department (Fort Worth, Tex.)

Subjects

Fire fighters; Electric power failures; Preparedness

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