Southwest Harbor Fire Trucks
Identifier:
7207 
Title:
Southwest Harbor Fire Trucks
Type:
Description:
The fire trucks are – from left to right:
1950 Ford
1943-1947 Ford
1941 Buffalo custom pumper
The building shown in this photograph was built by R.M. Norwood in 1917. - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 85 – 1938
It was originally the primary school for Southwest Harbor, located on Main Street on the land that is now the lawn in front of Pemetic High School, now Pemetic Elementary School. It was moved across the street in 1938 to serve as a building to store fire trucks, town equipment and, initially, the school bus. The second floor, where the town office is now located, was used primarily for storage. - 2007
1950 Ford
1943-1947 Ford
1941 Buffalo custom pumper
The building shown in this photograph was built by R.M. Norwood in 1917. - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 85 – 1938
It was originally the primary school for Southwest Harbor, located on Main Street on the land that is now the lawn in front of Pemetic High School, now Pemetic Elementary School. It was moved across the street in 1938 to serve as a building to store fire trucks, town equipment and, initially, the school bus. The second floor, where the town office is now located, was used primarily for storage. - 2007
Address:
26 Villiage Green Way
Place:
Southwest Harbor
State:
ME
Country:
USA
Date:
1950 c.
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Rights:
Related References
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Southwest Harbor Fire Department
Southwest Harbor Then & Now 2015 Exhibit
Citation
Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980), “Southwest Harbor Fire Trucks,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/4311.Item 7207