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DW Image # 52: Fire engine in front of factory, circa 1918

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 52

Scope and Contents

Fire engine in front of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. A fire engine with a steam powered pump sits in front of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The fire crew works and stands with employees around the rig. A charged line is attached to the pump and steam pours out of the top of the pump. Through a window near the entry way a sign reads "Please do not smoke." Another sign gives directions to visitors.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1918

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please use CORE Scholar, the campus online repository at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/ , to view the images for reference.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

8x10 Glass plate negative

General

View this item (ms152_052) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/52.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092