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Fire Engines/Firemen

A fire engine and fireman are seen in front of Salem’s Rough and Ready Fire Department.

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  1. This is my great grand father Andy Peddycord.i have this same picture from the newspaper from 1947.

    1 | Wilson M.Smothers Monday, May 6, 2013 9:42 pm

  2. This is my great-great-grandfather, Andrew Jackson Peddycord. We have an original of this photograph that’s been in our family for generations.

    2 | Christopher E. Burcham Monday, October 17, 2022 2:17 pm

  3. I used to hear Uncle Henry Peddycord talk about those same horses pulled the Salem garbage wagon as well.When a fire alarm came in,the horses new the way back to the station wher-ever they were.

    3 | Rommie Porter Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:45 pm

  4. When I was assigned to the Snorkel Co.,we were quartered at #2 Station.The old kitchin was formerly the hay loft over the horse stables.Uncle Carl Peddycord fell and was almost killed by the horses hooves.They became very excited when an alarm came in.

    4 | Rommie Porter Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:55 pm

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Image Details

created
c. 1885
creator
Unknown
description
A fire engine and fireman are seen in front of Salem's Rough and Ready Fire Department.
hasFormat
Unspecified
hasVersion
4400
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00039.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/hp1/ols_hp1_00039-th.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/17023
isPartOf
Pilot Project
isReferencedBy
ols_hp1_39
publisher
Old Salem Digtial Forsyth
rights
These images are protected by copyright restrictions. Please contact the owning library (Old Salem Digtial Forsyth) for more information.
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
Fire Engines/Firemen
issued
2008-12-02T20:32:59Z
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