- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Atlanta Fire Department Chief and Staff
- Creator:
- Hirshburg, Wesley (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1909-04-05
- Subject:
- Automobiles--1900-1910
Firefighting equipment--Georgia--Atlanta
Uniforms--1910-1920
Atlanta Fire Department (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Cummings, W. B.
Thurman, C. M.
Gilbert, W. L. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Fire Department Chief William B. Cummings (right), his chauffeur William L. Gilbert (center), and his aid Charles M. Thurman (left), posing in the chief's Model 16 Buick in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The City of Atlanta Fire department was established in 1848 with volunteer firefighters. The last volunteer fire chiefs were elected in 1882. The Atlanta Fire Department continues service today with the mission to "To prevent or mitigate harm to life, property and the environment." - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.1029.001
ahc1701029001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/490
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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