United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Alabama Street, 33.751816, -84.388998Unknown1916-11-16View of the Atlanta Fire Department's Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 outside the fire station at 44 West Alabama Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, with (left to right) driver H. O. Travis, Capt. J. N. Lagomarsino, Lt. M. E. Benson, H. S. Joyner, E. C. Pressly, J. M. Wild, H. R. Strickland, R. H. Verner, H. A. Newbit, C. T. Lemmon, and tillerman E. T. Anderson.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."image/jpegVIS 170.4386.001ahc1704386001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionFire engines--1910-1920Fire fighters--Georgia--AtlantaFire stations--Georgia--AtlantaFirefighting equipment--Georgia--AtlantaFacades--Georgia--AtlantaUniforms--1910-1920Men--1910-1920Atlanta Fire Department (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta Fire Department, Hook & Ladder Company No. 1StillImage