United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.296311914"Decatur, 1914. Decatur's first fire engine (American - LaFrance). Chief M.D. Googer, Sr. (standing), Horace Ehle (at the wheel), Ulrich Green (sitting). Old courthouse in background. McDoungh Street."--from field notes2003/01/29: According to <i>Vanishing DeKalb</i>, by the DeKalb Historical Society, (pg. 119) the Decatur Council paid $8,000 for the engine when it established the fire department in 1914. It also notes that along with the courthouse Turner Funeral Home and Hardware Store can be seen in the background.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/Fire fighters--Georgia--DecaturFire engines--Georgia--DecaturArchitecture--Georgia--DecaturMunicipal services--Georgia--DecaturCities and towns--Georgia--DecaturTransportation--Georgia--Decatur[Photograph of firemen with Decatur's first fire engine, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1914]StillImage