Austin fire brigade

Posted on October 17, 2010 | Comments Off on Austin fire brigade

firemen.pica.18574 REVLate 19th, early 20th century fire truck with volunteers, ladders and leather water buckets.

This entry was posted in Scribbles, Texana and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink.

0 responses to “Austin fire brigade”

    • Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 18, 2010 at 9:23 pm |

      Old, too. Today, a hundred or so years later, nobody can get that close to the Capitol. There’s buildings, fences, streets full of whizzing cars, etc. Not to mention better protection for the firefighters. I wonder how many of those guys ruined their lungs breathing smoke?