{"id":5553,"date":"2014-07-31T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T14:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2014-07-31T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T14:32:13","slug":"davenport-fire-department-1928-american-lefrance-hook-and-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2014\/07\/31\/davenport-fire-department-1928-american-lefrance-hook-and-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"Davenport Fire Department: 1928 American LeFrance Hook and Ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing we have learned in Special Collections is to always look for glimpses of history in unusual sources.<\/p>\n

We recently caught such a glimpse courtesy of a minor traffic accident that occurred at 15th And Gaines Streets on August 27, 1944 at\u00a04:50 p.m. on an otherwise uneventful afternoon. No one was seriously injured and the cause of the accident was not contested.<\/p>\n

Our excitement may seem strange, but our find involves the report and accompanying photographs for the accident—which involved a passenger car and a Davenport fire truck, for which we previously had no images and no information.<\/p>\n

The truck was Hook and Ladder Truck No. 2 stationed at 1225 Harrison Street. It was an American LaFrance hook and ladder\u00a0with 600 gallon-pump and 40-gallon chemical tank placed in service on March 22, 1928.*<\/p>\n

Two views of the truck.\"Fire<\/a>Note the bell by the driver’s side in the photo above.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Fire<\/a>It appears to be leaking oil on the bottom. Also note the ladder and hose attached to the side from this view.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Annual Report for the City of Davenport, Iowa 1944-45<\/em> indicates the truck was declared a loss from the damage sustained in the accident. It was replaced by a new Peter Pirsch Jr. 65 foot aerial truck.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy this peek back at the Davenport Fire Department—and we reassure you, they were not to blame for the accident!<\/p>\n

___________________________<\/p>\n

*Annual Report for the City of Davenport, Iowa 1927-1928<\/em>, Pg. 60.<\/p>\n

(posted by Amy D.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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