Hopkinton Firemen, Image 9, Edward Hopkins No. 2, 1908
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Title
Hopkinton Firemen, Image 9, Edward Hopkins No. 2, 1908
Subject
Edward Hopkins No.2, Hopkinton (Mass.); Fire engines-Massachusetts-Hopkinton; Fire fighters-Massachusetts-Hopkinton; Hopkinton (Mass.) History; Fireman's Muster (Worcester, Mass.)
Description
Image of Hopkinton firemen from Engine 2 Company posing with Hunneman Hand Tub fire fighting apparatus, named Edward Hopkins No.2 from the town's Woodville Station. The company won first prize at the Fireman's Muster held in Worcester on October 17, 1908 by streaming water 180 feet into the air. The hand-drawn pumper was the second Hopkinton vehicle to win at The Fireman's Muster. The first competition was won in 1858, also held in Worcester. Note that only one person in the image is wearing a uniform, several wear hats and the boy in the center is framed by two brooms. Steam fire engines replace the hand tub.
Source
Published by J. Frank Phipps
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org
Date
1908
Rights
Please request permission in advance to use image by contacting Rownak Hussain at Rownak@Hopkinton.org
Relation
From The Hopkinton Public Library Treasure Room
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
image
Coverage
42.24 N 71.49 W
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hopkinton Firemen, Image 9, Edward Hopkins No. 2, 1908,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/544.
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