INVENTORY OF THE LONG BEACH FIREMAN'S HISTORICAL MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION, , bulk

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1 No online items INVENTORY OF THE LONG BEACH FIREMAN'S HISTORICAL MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION, , bulk Finding aid prepared by Erin Kurinsky California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives & Special Collections University Library, Room G E. Victoria Street Carson, California Phone: (310) URL: Consult repository. 1

2 Descriptive Summary Title: Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Dates: , Dates: , Collection Number: Consult repository. Creator: Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Extent: 35 boxes [ linear ft] Repository: California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections Archives & Special Collection University Library, Room G E. Victoria Street Carson, California Phone: (310) URL: Abstract: Negatives and photographic prints documenting the history of the Long Beach Fire Department. Included are images of the department from its earliest days in the early 20th century through to Images focus upon department personnel, apparatus, fires, and fire prevention. Also includes photographic prints and negatives which document the history of the city of Long Beach, including documentation of the March 10, 1933 earthquake and documentation of early drilling activities including major fires in the Long Beach area. Language: Collection material is in English Access There are no access restrictions on this collection. Publication Rights All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Title of item], Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills Acquisition Information Donated by the Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum in Processing Information Collection processed by Veronica D'Aquino and Erin Kurinsky, History of the Long Beach Fire Department The city of Long Beach was incorporated in 1897, and shortly thereafter, a group of citizens formed the first Volunteer Fire Department and elected Brewster C. Kenyon as Captain. After a 1905 fire destroyed the Long Beach Pavilion, a $30,000 bond was issued by popular vote to build a central fire station as well as provide equipment, including fire alarm boxes, a steam fire engine, a hose wagon, and a hook and ladder truck, as well as a team of horses to pull the newly purchased trucks. In 1906, the first official fire station (Station No. 1) was built at 210 West Third Street. The department was headed by Chief Joseph E. Shrewsbury and Assistant Chief George Craw, with a few men hired to be trained as firemen. The regular firemen were assisted by "Call Firemen," who would be paid per fire fought. In 1907, the department purchased its first motorized fire trucks. In 1908, Station No. 2 and Station No. 3 were opened, and Station No. 4 was opened in In 1916, Chief Shrewsbury was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a fire call (which ultimately turned out to be a false alarm), and George Craw replaced him as the city's second Fire Chief. In 1917, in response to the city's growing population and the increase in the number of fires, the Fire Prevention Bureau was established. In 1920, the department hired additional full-time personnel and ground was broken on two additional fire stations, Station No. 5 and Station No. 6. Between 1924 and 1929, and additional six stations were built throughout the city. Oil was discovered in the Signal Hill area of Long Beach in 1921, and the oil industry swiftly descended on the city to begin drilling operations. The early oil fields were extremely dangerous places. Due to a general disregard for safety, and the fact Consult repository. 2

3 that oil derricks were built using wood, the oil fields were particularly susceptible to fires. The first major oil fire occurred at the Fisher refinery in 1924, which was followed by the Alamitos fire in On March 10, 1933, a 6.3 earthquake occurred, within an epicenter located a few miles off shore from Newport Beach. This devastated Long Beach and many surrounding cities. Several fire stations (Stations No. 1, 5, 7, and 9), along with many other buildings including Polytechnic High School, were destroyed in the quake, and a few firemen died as a result of injuries sustained. Another major oil fire, the Richfield Oil Refinery fire, occurred in June of that year, and was most likely caused by residual damage from the March earthquake. Following the earthquake, the city went to work building new stations to replace those destroyed, as well as adding additional fire stations and increasing the number of personnel employed by the department. In 1938, the department moved to install "Talk Alarm" receivers in various stations, which greatly increased the effectiveness of the department by allowing identical information to be received in all stations, thus reducing errors in responding to the wrong address on alarms. In 1942, the city acquired its first fire boat, the "Charles S. Windham." The decision to invest in fire boats proved a good one in December 1945, when a large fire took place on Pier 1 at Berths 51, 52, 53, and 54. The fire, which was the most disastrous in the city's history, burned for several days, though fortunately no casualties were recorded. In 1964, a new drill tower and Fire College opened to train the many new fire fighters needed to service the expanding city. The Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum was founded in 1980 by Herb Bramley to document the history of fire fighters in Long Beach and to restore historic fire engines. The museum is currently housed in the building which originally housed Fire Station No. 10, and also contains an extensive collection of fire fighter's tools and equipment, as well as log books used by the department throughout its history. Scope and Content The Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection consists primarily of negatives documenting the Long Beach Fire Department's history and activities from 1906 to the early 1970s. The negatives are primarily 4x5" black and white film, through there are some negatives of additional size, including 5x7", 2½x2½", 3½x5½", and 35mm, mostly black and white with a few color negatives. There is also a collection of photographic prints, which document both the history of the Long Beach Fire Department, as well as some of the early history of the city of Long Beach. These photographs are of varying size, with the majority being 8x10" prints. The negatives are arranged numerically, and are primarily in chronological order. The negatives are all filed under serial numbers originally assigned by the Long Beach Fire Department, and those numbers have largely been retained in the collection. The serial number is followed by digits representing the number of negatives and prints which are included per set. Each group of negatives is housed within one or more acid-free envelopes, and negatives which have been digitally scanned are housed separately from those which have not been scanned. Scanned negatives are indicated by an "S" on the envelope. There is a small collection of nitrate-based negatives, which are stored separately from the general collection due to their inherent instability. Photographic prints have been arranged topically, and were assigned an inventory number during processing. Digitally scanned prints are housed separately from unscanned prints. Those prints that are copies of negatives in the collection are housed in two additional boxes, and their inventory numbers correspond to the serial numbers of the negatives from which they were printed. The Fire Museum maintains prints from the original negatives and a great deal of scrapbooks. The collection is separated into 15 series: Apparatus, Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents, City Departments, Drill School & Demonstrations, Fire Prevention, Fire Stations, Fires, Funerals, Ladies Auxiliary, Miscellaneous, Mutual Benefit & Union, Parades & Publicity, Personnel, Site Inspections, and Tests. The series were assigned according to the Long Beach Fire Department's subject index ledger, and negatives and prints which were not assigned a series designation in this ledger were assigned one during processing which corresponds to the Fire Department's series descriptions. Aside from providing insight into the history of fire fighting in Long Beach, this collection explores the evolution of life in Southern California from the early 1900s through the 1970s. In documenting the activities of the fire department, the photographs in this collection also documents the people residing in the city of Long Beach: the homes they lived in, the cars they drove, the businesses they established, and their general way of life. In addition, the collection provides pictorial evidence of the human impact on the environment in the city of Long Beach, particularly as it pertains to the oil industry, which was a major influence on the growth and development of the city. Some striking photographs of the sea of oil derricks blanketing the landscape of Long Beach can be viewed in this collection. Information regarding the collection has been entered into the following fields: FieldDescription ID number Consult repository. 3

4 Representing the ID number assigned by the Long Beach Fire Department to negatives. Box Number Box number in which the negative or print is housed. Title A descriptive title of the image. This field also includes the names of any personnel pictured, unless the list of names is too long to fit into this field, in which case names are entered in the notes field. Series Series description assigned to the negative by the Long Beach Fire Department. Date Date the original photograph was taken. Notes Any additional information about the prints, including names of personnel which do not fit into the Title field. Arrangement Arranged in 15 series: Series I. Apparatus ( , n.d.) Series II. Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents ( , n.d.) Series III. City Departments ( , n.d.) Series IV. Drill School & Demonstrations ( , n.d.) Series V. Fire Prevention ( , n.d.) Series VI. Fire Stations ( , n.d.) Series VII. Fires ( , n.d.) Series VIII. Funerals ( , n.d.) Series IX. Ladies Auxiliary ( ) Series X. Miscellaneous ( , n.d.) Series XI. Mutual Benefit & Union ( , n.d.) Series XII. Parades & Publicity ( , n.d.) Series XIII. Personnel ( , n.d.) Series XIV. Site Inspections ( ) Series XV. Tests ( ) Subjects Apartment houses--fires and fire prevention. Automobiles--Collision damage. Commercial buildings--fires and fire prevention. Earthquakes--California--Long Beach. Fire departments--california--long Beach--History. Fire departments--employees. Fire departments--equipment and supplies. Fire departments--public relations. Fire ecology--california--long Beach. Fire engines--california--long Beach--History. Fire extinction--california--long Beach. Fire fighters--california--long Beach--History. Fire fighters--training of--california--long Beach. Fire investigation. Fire prevention--california--long Beach. Fire stations--california--long Beach. Fires--California--Long Beach--History. Fires--Casualties. Consult repository. 4

5 Fires--Social aspects. Housing--Fires and fire prevention. Human ecology--california--long Beach. Oil fields--california--long Beach. Oil fields--fires and fire prevention. Ships--Fires and fire prevention. Social ecology--california--long Beach. Traffic accidents--california--long Beach. Geographic Areas Catalina Island (Calif.) Compton (Calif.) Long Beach (Calif.) Long Beach (Calif.)--History--20th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) Corporate Names Long Beach (Calif.).--Fire Dept. Secondary Sources Goodrich, Glen. Images of America: Long Beach Fire Department. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, Apparatus , n.d. Negatives and prints. Includes images of fire trucks, cars, fire boats, and other equipment used by the Long Beach Fire Department. This series documents the evolution of fire trucks and fire fighting equipment from the early 20th century when fire trucks were horse-drawn through the early 1970s. Box Ahrens Fox c.1922 "Winstead Photo-L.B.",lr Box Santa Monica Fire Department, Engine #2 n.d Bureau of Fire Prevention automobile 1930s 0100 American-LaFrance, Station No. 12 (Los Angeles County Fire Dept.), Signal Hill 1920s Station: east side of Cherry, north of old P.E. Tracks; from the collection of Dale Magee 0102 Early Ford apparatus n.d. On verso: " Good luck to you. P.S. My articles appear nearly every month in 'Motorcade' and in 'Sports Car Graphic'. C. G. Proche, 5329 The Toledo, L.B. 3" 0103 Ahrens Fox 1930s 0104 Battalion chief in his car (Graham-Paige touring car) 1920s 0105 E. Becker on a fire truck n.d E. Becker on a fire truck n.d Seagrave Gorham pumping, Engine Co Restored Civil War-era steam fire engine, Marysville Fire Department n.d. Marysville is the second oldest fire department west of the Mississippi Consult repository. 5

6 Apparatus , n.d Santa Monica Fire Department, Engine #2 with three firemen n.d Metropolitan steam pumper pulled by the horse team Tom and Jerry, with unidentified driver ca Metropolitan steam pumper pulled by the horse team Tom and Jerry, with unidentified driver ca Horse-drawn hook and ladder truck at 3rd and Pacific Ave. 1914/1915 Pictured (l to r): Chief Shrewsbury, Sam Zurk?, Ass. Chief Craw, Jewell on till, S. Palmer, Bodine, Combs, Taylor, Hugh Wilson (driver) 0116 Three unidentified personnel on Engine #2 c Steam pumper? n.d Three unidentified personnel in front of a fire truck, Station No. 3 n.d Three unidentified personnel in front of a fire truck, Station No. 3 n.d Two unidentified personnel on Engine #3 n.d Men inspecting a fire engine n.d Four unidentified personnel on a 1923 Seagrave Aerial? late 1920s? 0146 Descriptive information on 1923 Seagrave Aerial n.d. Written on the back of a business card (see 0145) 0147 Three unidentified personnel on a fire truck (Inhalator?) 1920s 0148 Seagrave Gorham pumping, Engine Co Three fire cars parked in front of a station Spraying a hose on engine #1, Seagrave Hose Wagon Capacity testing of a new pumper 1930s Pictured: Ed French, Jack Hadsell, N. L. Radcliffe, Ed Wilhite, Ernest Steiner, Don Tyler?,?, Jerry Colton (Cohn), Walt Muell, Chief A. C. Dukee Box Intelli-Giant Model C-4 with hydraulically controlled fog nozzle, as adapted by Vernon, Calif. Fire department ca Apparatus was used during Hancock Refinery fire, Long Beach-Signal Hill, May , 1958 Box Fire boat Charles H. Windham at the Long Beach Marina, Channel #3 July 6, 1942 The Charles H. Windham later became fire boat #3 in the Long Beach Marina at Station 21? Box Fire boat Charles H. Windham at the Long Beach Marina testing its hose July 6, 1942 The Charles H. Windham later became fire boat #3 in the Long Beach Marina at Station 21? Box Steamer and hose wagon ca Box Horse-drawn hook and ladder near the corner of Pine Ave. and Ocean Blvd. ca Consult repository. 6

7 Apparatus , n.d. Box Two Cylinder Rambler, the first motor fire apparatus west of the Mississippi River, Chief Shrewsbury sitting next to driver July 4, 1907 Pictured: Faulkner, Short Taylor, Bailey, Frank Craig (father of firefighter William Craig), Chief Shrewsbury, Hugh Wilson, C. Craw, Stiriens Box White squad 1 with Chief Craw, Station No Stamp, lr: "Raymond & Weilenman, 128 West Broadway, Long Beach, Calif." Box Crew on an Ahrens-Fox Crew on a Ghorman truck ca Crew on the first automobile pumper used by the Long Beach Fire Dept. (Robinson Pumper) American La France in front of Station No. 11 ca Modern fire truck and old horse-drawn fire cart at Station No. 12 ca Modern fire truck and old horse-drawn fire cart (side view) at Station No. 12 ca Fire boat Charles H. Windham at the Long Beach Marina July 6, The first fire engine to respond to a fire at the V. A. Hospital Battalion chief's car with Battalion chief and driver (Graham-Paige touring car) 1920s lr: "Winstead Photo B." 0487 Fire engine spraying hose off the Long Beach Pier 1910s 0488 Five unidentified personnel on a 1926 Ahrens-Fox ca Original ladder truck and hose wagon n.d Long Beach's first 350 Gallon Pumper 1910s 0497 Horse-drawn ladder wagon 1900s 0498 Horse-drawn fire equipment 1900s Seagrave tractor and American-La France trailer (originally horse-drawn) at 4th and Loma Metropolitan steam-pumper pulled by the horse team Tom and Jerry ca Unidentified personnel on a horse-drawn steam-pumper 1900s 0510 Unidentified personnel on a horse-drawn ladder truck 1900s 0516 R.E.O. Fire Engine driven by Herb Bramley ca Box Alexandria Municipal Fire Brigade ladder truck, John Morris & Sons Ltd., Salford Fire Engine Works, Manchester n.d. Box Alexandria Municipal Fire Brigade ladder truck with Arabic writing, John Morris & Sons Ltd., Salford Fire Engine Works, Manchester n.d. Box Alexandria Municipal Fire Brigade, two ladder truck, one with Arabic writing, John Morris & Sons Ltd., Salford Fire Engine Works, Manchester n.d Two early 20th century unidentified personnel behind a steamer 1900s Box Mack fire rig # 109 November 8, 1943 Box Mack Pumper 750 gal. September 20, 1945 Apparatus # 112 Box Mack Pumper 750 gal. : apparatus # 112 October 24, 1945 Box Fire rig #113 July 30, 1946 Box Car #130 : new acquisition January 30, 1948 Box Pick-Up #149 March 9, 1948 Box Car #101 March 9, 1948 Box Rig #148 April 30, 1948 Box Fire boat in dry dock June 10, 1948 Consult repository. 7

8 Apparatus , n.d. Box Fire Boat, coast guard July 21, 1948 Box Aerial ladder truck, Fire Station No. 15 in the background October 6, 1948 Box Ford car February 16, 1949 Box Aerial truck at harbor April 20, 1949 Box Fire engine at Station No. 4 May 3, 1949 Box Fire engine with smashed door at Station No. 10 July 12, 1949 Box Fire boat damaged (Windham) August 1, 1949 Box A Wrecked aerial truck, fender damaged November 17,1949 Location: Fire Station No. 1 Box Fire car parked December 29, 1949 Box Mack Pumper-1250 gal. October 18, 1950 Box Fire rig #1 with a broken wheel on Ocean Ave. and Magnolia October 18, 1950 Box Fire rig, new squad October 18, 1950 Box Fire rig #115, new squad October 18, 1950 Box Fire car #153 October 18, 1950 Box Fire rig #151 parked by Fire Station No. 13 November 2, 1950 Box Ladder truck # 116 November 15, 1950 Box Ladder truck # 117 November 16, 1950 Box Fire rig # 118, Fire Station No. 5 in background November 20, 1950 Box Wrecked car #153: hatch fell off the roof landing on car April 2, 1951 Box Repairs on truck #2 August 17, 1951 Box Car #154 September 24, 1951 Box Mack Pumper : apparatus # 155 October 2, negs. Turned yellow Box Cars #103 and 131: identical models October 16, 1951 Box Assembling hood of truck #2 at the mechanics shop October 22, 1951 Box Ladder truck : apparatus #150 October 31, 1951 Box Fireboat at harbor November 5, 1951 Box Chief's car : apparatus #134 December 4, 1951 Box Apparatus #107 February 4, 1952 Box Cadillac ambulance : apparatus # 156 April 3, 1952 Box Cadillac ambulance: apparatus #156 April 30, 1952 Box Truck #41 with aerial ladder extended, Broadway and Pacific Ave. March 3, 1953 Apparatus #117 Box Fireboat # 1 under construction, Fellows and Stewart shipyard September 21, 1953 Box Fireboat under construction, Fellows & Stewart shipyard October 5, 1953 Box Chief's car: apparatus#145 October 5, 1953 Box Fireboat # 1 under construction October 19, 1953 Box Fire boat under construction October 30, 1953 Box A Steam Pumper 1909? Nitrate based? Box C American La France ca Nitrate based? Consult repository. 8

9 Apparatus , n.d. Box Fireboat under construction, Fellows and Stewart shipyard November 15, 1953 Box Fireboat # 1 under construction; Fireboat engine November 16, 1953 Box Apparatus # 108 at shop November 27, 1953 Box Apparatus #133 at shop November 30, 1953 Box Fireboat under construction December 15, 1953 Box Fire boat #1 with pilot house; Fireboat #2 February 3, 1954 Box Fireboat: construction at Fellows and Stewart shipyard March 30, 1954 Box Fireboat construction, Fellows and Stewart shipyard April 19, 1954 Box Fireboat # 2 under construction April 26, 1954 Box Fireboat under construction, Fellows and Stewart shipyard April 30, 1954 Box Launching Fireboat #1, Fellows and Stewart shipyard May 4, 1954 Box Fireboat at Fellows and Stewart shipyard May 14, 1954 Box Shop crew testing new Mack May 29, 1954 Apparatus # 119 Box Fireboat #1 with pilot house : construction process June 4, 1954 Box Fireboat under construction June 17, 1954 Box Launching fireboat # 2 June 22, 1954 Box Fireboat #1 tryouts July 1, 1954 Box Fireboat #1 : electrolysis July 8, 1954 Box Underwriters' test of fireboat at Fellows and Stewart shipyard August 1, 1954 Box Electrolisis on fireboat #2 August 5, 1954 Box Pilot on fireboat #1; fireboat # 1 : engine room September 16, 1954 Box Fireboat # ? Box Fireboat, Fire station No. 15 December 4, 1954 Box Apparatus #123 at shop December 28, 1954 Box Apparatus # 157 May 13, 1955 Box Apparatus # 158 May 17, 1955 Box Ambulance : apparatus # 159 May 18, 1955 Box Apparatus # 109 at Fire Station No. 6 May 24, 1955 Box Fire car : apparatus #102 May 26, 1955 Box Apparatus # 137 at Fire Station No. 19 June 6, 1955 Box Shop crew testing apparatus # 124 July 6, 1955 Box Apparatus # 124 at Fire Station No.3 July 28, 1955 Box Fire car: apparatus #144 November 28, 1955 Box Fire car: apparatus #146 December 12, 1955 Box Fire car: apparatus #127 December 14, 1955 Box Steam Pumper drawn by horses : model ca Date of Copy: December 14, 1955 Box Fireboat #1 at Fire Station No. 15 February 6, 1956 Box C Foam Apparatus April 29, 1929 Nitrate based? Box D Fire engine # 11 ca Nitrate based? Box E Ahrens Fox and crew ca Nitrate based? Unidentified crew Consult repository. 9

10 Apparatus , n.d. Box Wrecked squad wagon July 3, 1929 Nitrate based; Date of Copy: 1956 Box Apparatus #106 June 6, 1956 Box Apparatus # 148 at Fire Station No. 19 September 5, 1956 Box Apparatus # 111 at Fire Station No. 13 September 5, 1956 Box Apparatus #128 October 10, 1956 Box Apparatus #107 October 22, 1956 Box Apparatus #147 October 24, 1956 Box Apparatus #111 at Fire Station No. 13 October 26, 1956 Box A Fire hand pump 1937? Nitrate based; Date of Copy: March 4, 1957; Box B Firefighters with a fire hand pump 1937? Date of Copy: March 4, 1957 Box Apparatus # 124 at shop January 28, 1957 Box Apparatus # 113 at shop February 5, 1957 Box Apparatus # 137 September 12, 1957 Box Apparatus #130 January 13, 1958 Box Fireboat # 3, Fire station No. 21 in background May 5, 1958 Box Apparatus #130 May 15, 1958 Box Testing a fire rig June 2, 1958 Box Boat damage from collision, Station No. 15 June 24, 1958 Box Old fire engine at station No. 19 : Steam Pumper July 1, 1958 Box Apparatus #105 October 23, 1958 Box Apparatus #143 October 23, 1958 Box Apparatus #102 October 30, 1958 Box Apparatus #101 December 19, 1958 Box Apparatus #156 February 11, 1959 Box Cadillac : auto pieces March 12, 1959 Box Apparatus #141: light storage May 12, 1959 Box Units form Station No. 1 December 17, 1959 Box Apparatus #103 February 15, 1960 Box Apparatus #104 March 3, 1960 Box Apparatus #143 March 25, 1960 Box Fireboat in action at Fire Station No. 15 May 5, 1960 Photograph taken for publicity purposes Box High pressure pump chart July 19, 1960 Box Accident involving apparatus #152 August 5, 1960 Box Wrecked apparatus #108 September 13, 1960 Box Apparatus #156 at Fire station No ? Box Apparatus #139 November 4, 1960 Box Broken equipment December 7, 1960 Sanitation yard Box Broken truck frame January 27, 1961 Box Wrecked apparatus #130 March 15, 1961 Box Apparatus #154 April 13, 1961 Consult repository. 10

11 Apparatus , n.d. Box Apparatus #122 April 2, 1961 Box Apparatus #153 April 27, 1961 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #153, 3rd St. and Falcon July 12, 1961 Box Testing apparatus # 161 at Los Alamitos Airport July 24, 1961 Box Apparatus # 161 in service August 7, 1961 Box Junk from apparatus September 7, 1961 Box Old steamer and fire truck at Station No. 1 November 27, 1961 Item also categorized under Mutual Benefit & Union in Subject Index Box New York Fire Department Steamer 1910? Date of Copy: January 22, 1962 Box Fireboat in action : aerial view February 26, 1962 Box Apparatus #129 May 29, 1962 Box Apparatus #156 June 29, 1962 Box Fireboat # 3 in action at the Marina July 18, 1962 Box Steam fire engine 1853 Date of Copy: August 1, 1963 Box A Fire car January 1938 Nitrate based Box B Fire car : Ahrens Fox January 1938 Nitrate based Box C Ladder truck January 1938 Box D Ladder truck at shop 1960? Box E Seagrove January 1938 Nitrate based Box A Steam Pumper 1910? Nitrate based; Date of Copy: August 1962; Not a Long Beach apparatus Box B Ladder wagon 1910? Nitrate based; Date of Copy: August 1962 Box C Hose reel 1910? Nitrate based; Date of Copy: August 1962 Box Transformers vector diagram September 24, 1962 Box Hose coupling expander pump January 29, 1963 Box Apparatus #127 at shop February 26, 1963 Box Fire boat #1 with its radar mast at Long Beach Harbor May 3, 1963 Consult repository. 11

12 Apparatus , n.d. Box Wrecked apparatus #156 July 25, 1963 Location : Fire Station No. 5 Box Broken alarm pedestal October 21, 1963 Box Apparatus # 110 January 11, 1938 Nitrate based Box Wrecked apparatus #103 February 6, 1964 Location: Broadway and Magnolia Ave. Box Pulling alarm cable at 14th St. and Gundry February 19, 1964 Box Snorkel basket ladder February 20, 1964 Apparatus #114 Box Fire boat March 16, 1964 Drill Manual Box Equipment : Axe March 18, 1964 Box Apparatus #162 March 30, 1964 Box Apparatus #126 April 1, 1964 Box Apparatus #145 April 1, 1964 Box Apparatus #136 April 24, 1964 Box watt power amplifier circuit April 27, 1964 Box Apparatus #163 May 8, 1964 Box Fireboat at station No. 21 June 15, 1964 Box Ladder truck at Fire Station No. 8 June 16, 1964 Box Apparatus #114 June 29, 1964 Box Retirement of apparatus #135, apparatus # 121 parked on its right November 9, 1964 Box Apparatus #140 March 25, 1965 Box Apparatus #144 March 25, 1965 Box Fire truck with broken windshield August 16, 1965 Box State civil Defense truck August 23, 1965 Box Communication unit October 28, 1965 Box A Snorkel bent boom November 4, 1965 Box Apparatus # 141 November 19, 1965 Box Apparatus # 112 at Fire station No. 10 March 14, 1966 Box Wrecked apparatus #133 March 30, 1966 Box Apparatus #123 March 31, 1966 Box Apparatus # 138 April 5, 1966 Box Apparatus #164 April 5, 1966 Box Apparatus #146 April 5, 1966 Box Apparatus #132 April 11, 1966 Box Apparatus #131 April 12, 1966 Box Apparatus #165, Station No. 1 April 22, 1966 Box Apparatus #133 November 14, 1966 Box Apparatus # 133 at Fire Station No. 8 December 30, 1966 Box Cracks in snorkel boom April 3, 1967 Apparatus #114, Station No. 7 Consult repository. 12

13 Apparatus , n.d. Box Apparatus # 109 at drill yard May 19, 1967 Box Fire horses ca Date of Copy: July 3, 1967 Box Long Beach Fire Department Steamer ca Date of Copy: July 7, 1967 Box Apparatus #101 July 7, 1967 New acquisition Box Apparatus #131 July 7, 1967 New acquisition Box Apparatus #140 July 7, 1967 New acquisition Box Apparatus #148 July 7, 1967 New acquisition Box Apparatus #142 July 7, 1967 Box Apparatus # 133 July 17, 1967 Box Apparatus # 149 at Station No. 18 August 23, 1967 Box Mack Pumper at Station No. 1 November 7, 1967 Box Ashland Oil Co. water system; Humble Oil Co. water system March 29, 1968 Box D Apparatus drawn by horses ca Date of Copy: April 29, 1968 Box B Steam Pumper pulled by horses at Station No. 13 ca Date of Copy: April 29, 1968 Box E Fire car and crew ca Date of Copy: April 29, 1968 Box Resuscitator August 5, 1968 Box Wrecked apparatus #128 September 12, 1968 Box Apparatus #142 : arrangement of bins September 13, 1968 Box Apparatus #116, Fire Station No. 3 September 30, 1968 Box Apparatus #115 October 1, 1968 Box Apparatus #149 October 3, 1968 Box Hydraulic piston October 21, 1968 Box amplifier circuit November 6, 1968 Box Wrecked apparatus #127, 3rd St. and Hermosa February 5, 1969 Box Resuscitator February 17, 1969 Box Resuscitator February 19, 1969 Box Wrecked apparatus #144 March 24, 1969 Consult repository. 13

14 Apparatus , n.d. Box Apparatus # 161 : foam bladders April 8, 1969 Box Wrecked apparatus #148 April 21, 1969 Box Boat # 2; Hosebed April 24, 1969 Auto screen for D.M. Box Autoscreen boat #2 April 28, 1969 Box Wrecked apparatus #146 May 5, 1969 Box A Fireboat activities at harbor ca Date of Copy: May 14, 1969 Box Wrecked apparatus #130 May 29, 1969 Box C Bus 1969? Box A Rescue truck 1969? Box B Mobile kitchen 1969? Box A Light truck 1969? Post 279 equipment Box B Jeep 1969? Post 279 equipment Box C Fork lift 1969? Post 279 equipment Box C Light trailer 1969? Post 279 equipment Box A Search and rescue equipment : ambulance 1969? Box Wrecked apparatus #159, Anaheim St. and Gundry November 13, 1969 Box Apparatus #168 February 6, Ford Fairlane 500 Box Apparatus #127 February 6, Dodge Coronet; Box Chief's car : apparatus #171 at shop yard March 19, 1970 Box Search and Rescue staff car April 10, 1970 Box Hose hook up April 20, 1970 Box Helmets June 9, 1970 Box Buick model 1920 Date of Copy: June 11, 1970 Box Search and rescue equipment : vehicles October 25, 1970 Cadillac ambulance, field ambulance, light truck, kit van, transportation bus, staff car, Jeep, boat, rescue track, inside activities Consult repository. 14

15 Apparatus , n.d. Box Foam equipment, Watson Plant, Atlantic Richfield Co. January 15, 1971 Box Wrecked apparatus #149 February 24, 1971 Box Apparatus #122 May 14, 1971 Box Fire engine # s? New ID number assigned; Nitrate based Box Apparatus # s New ID number assigned; Nitrate based Box Snorkel at Fire Station No. 7 n.d. New ID number assigned; Nitrate based? Box Long Beach Fire Department car 1970 New ID number assigned Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents , n.d. Negatives and prints. Includes images of traffic accidents occurring in the city of Long Beach, including those involving Long Beach Fire Department apparatus. This series not only documents traffic accidents in the city of Long Beach, but also provides a historical overview of the development of automobiles in Southern California, particularly in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Crew attending to a wrecked Metropolitan steam pumper 1920s 0117 Wrecked automobile Wrecked automobile Wrecked automobile n.d Automobile collision 1923? 0130 Wrecked automobile Wrecked automobile Collision involving a street car and an automobile, Santa Fe & Ninth Accident involving a civilian defense ambulance ca Box Wrecked car #143, Broadway and Grand Ave. January 19, 1948 Box Wrecked car #105, 47th St. and Cherry Ave. January 29, 1948 Box Wrecked car #134 March 2, 1948 Box Street death caused by car, 4th and Long beach Blvd. August 16, 1948 Box Oil wells, Cameron Pl. and Long Beach Blvd. December 17, 1948 Apparatus #146 wreck Box Car #122, 2nd St. and Corona Ave. February 4, 1949 Box Street view, Pacific Coast Hwy and Walnut Ave. March 21, 1949 Box Traffic accident on Pacific Coast Hwy. and Walnut Ave. March 29, 1949 Box Street view at the intersection of Ocean and Daisy Ave.; Alley of Ocean and Daisy Ave. : traffic accident April 20, 1949 Box Wrecked ambulance, 14th St. and Anaheim June 20, 1949 Box Wrecked fire car, Redondo and Anaheim St. September 16, 1949 Box Car accident, 4th St. and Molino Ave. January 11, 1951 Box Wrecked car # 139 January 20, 1951 Consult repository. 15

16 Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents , n.d. Box Wrecked car February 2, 1951 Don Johnson; injured child Box Wreck between truck # 150 and squad #1, Anaheim At. And Pacific Ave. April 17, 1951 Box Wrecked car #149 : damaged fender July 16, 1951 Box Wrecked car #122 May 2, 1952 Box Wrecked car#115, 1st and Pine Ave. May 19, 1952 Accident involving a yellow cab Box Broken bumper from apparatus #150 June 2, 1952 Box Accident involving apparatus # 146, Anaheim St. and Newport Ave. June 12, 1952 Box Accident involving apparatus #131, Santa Ana Ave. and The Toledo July 14, 1952 Box Car accident: damage to Ford license 2P11477 November 24, 1952 Box Traffic accident involving car #134, 16th St. and Linden December 17, Neg. turned yellow Box Traffic accident involving a Greyhound bus January 9, 1953 Box Wrecked ambulance #140 : bent fender February 11, 1953 Box Car wreck involving apparatus #156, Burnett and Cherry Ave. July 27, 1953 Box Burnett and Cherry Ave. : street view September 3, 1953 Accident location involving apparatus #156 Box Wreck between a Long Beach city bus and car, Willow and Emery Ave. December 17, 1953 Box Wrecked car #145, 16th St. and American Ave. December 28, 1953 Box Ambulance wreck, 7th St. and Alamitos February 3, 1954 Box Car wreck on 16th St. and American Ave. February 16, 1955 Apparatus # 158 Box Wrecked apparatus #106 February 17, negs. turned yellow Box Apparatus #154 : damaged fender March 23, 1955 Box Apparatus #156 : broken wheel hub April 4, 1955 Box Ambulance wreck, 10th St. and Park December 27, 1955 Apparatus #142 Box Wrecked apparatus #143 January 31, 1956 Box Car accident involving apparatus #153, 900 block of Alamitos Ave. March 20, 1956 Box Car accidents involving apparatus #107, Anaheim St and Orange March 26, 1956 Box Accident involving apparatus #156 September 4, 1956 Box Wrecked apparatus #143 December 18, 1956 Box Wrecked apparatus #129, Pacific Coast Hwy and Redondo February 2, 1957 Consult repository. 16

17 Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents , n.d. Box Traffic accident, Broadway and Redondo Ave. March 1, 1957 Box Wrecked ambulance # 2 May 3, 1957 Traffic accident involving ambulance # 2. 4th St. and Temple Ave. Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #152, Anaheim and Cherry Ave. July 5, 1957 Box Scene of an accident involving an ambulance and a pedestrian, 4th St. and Cedar Ave. January 7, 1958 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #150, 20th St. and American Ave. March 13, 1958 Box Accident involving apparatus #102 on Hill and Pine Ave. April 3, 1958 Box Apparatus #146: bent fender April 28, 1958 Box Truck wreck, Artesia and Long Beach Blvd. April 29, 1958 Box Car accident : ambulance activity, 15th St and Gundry May 28, 1958 Box Traffic accident, 1250 Orange Ave. October 9, 1958 Four people hurt, two ambulances responded Box Accident involving apparatus #115, 4th St. and Elm Ave. October 20, 1958 Box Truck turned over, accident on Pacific Coast Hwy. and Long Beach Fwy. November 10, 1958 Box Wrecked apparatus #136 November 21, 1958 Box Accident involving apparatus #156, Spring and Long Beach Blvd. December 23, 1958 Box Accident involving apparatus #144, Wardlow and Cherry Ave.. January 21, 1959 Box Civil accident involving ambulance #1 : crew in action, 15th St. and Alamitos June 18, 1959 Box Tank truck accident, Spring and Lakewood Blvd. August 14, 1959 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #124, Anaheim and Magnolia Ave. December 14, 1959 Requested by the Library Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #102, 11th St and Alamitos Ave. April 21, 1961 Box Traffic accident, Spring and Lakewood Blvd. September 6, 1962 Box Car accident involving apparatus #154 February 9, 1963 Box Intersection of Anaheim St. and Redondo Ave. March 6, 1965 Accident involving apparatus # 122 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #144, 60th St. and Myrtle Ave. October 15, 1965 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #114, Pacific Coast Hwy. and Orange Ave. January 31, 1966 Box Traffic accident involving car #131, Hill and Elm Ave. May 13, 1966 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #143, Sunset and Long Beach Blvd. June 17, 1966 Box City view : intersection of Willard and Santa Fe Ave. November 22, 1966 Traffic accident involving apparatus # 105 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #115, 7th and Pacific Ave. December 3, 1966 Consult repository. 17

18 Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents , n.d. Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #143, alley 650 9th St. December 19, 1966 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #130, 19th St. and Temple February 3, 1967 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #105, 21st St. and Cedar February 27, 1967 Box Wrecked apparatus #101 May 5, 1967 Accident at Anaheim and Magnolia Box Wrecked apparatus #115 October 2, 1967 Accident on 8th St. and Pine Ave., September 29, 1967 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #140 October 6, 1967 Box Wrecked apparatus #126 November 27, 1967 Accident at Wardlow and Orange Box Car wreck involving apparatus #162, Anaheim and California Ave. March 8, 1968 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #132, Pacific Coast Hwy. and San Francisco March 25, 1968 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #114, 19th St. and Canal April 9, 1968 Box Cab at 4th and Locust Ave. June 14, 1968 Accident involving apparatus #127 Box Accident involving apparatus #116, 350 Magnolia Ave. September 13, 1968 Box Wrecked car #153 December 19, 1968 Box Car wreck on the Long Beach Freeway June 3, 1969 Box Car wreck involving apparatus #127, Anaheim and Lime Ave. June 19, 1969 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #113, Artesia and Paramount Ave. June 28, 1969 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #115 July 17, 1969 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #164, Los Coyotes and Bellflower July 25, 1969 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #105, Long Beach Blvd. and Del Amo November 9, 1969 Box Traffic accident involving apparatus #157, Atlantic Ave. and Del Amo February 1, 1970 Box Accident involving apparatus #157, California and Wardlow Rd. April 16, 1970 Box Traffic accident, Anaheim St. and Walnut May 1, 1970 Box Accident rescue, 32nd and Daisy Ave. July 3, 1970 Box Auto accident, 1180 Orange August 24, 1970 Box Accident rescue, Pacific Coast Hwy. and Olive Ave. August 31, 1970 Box Car accident and death, 1400 block Magnolia Ave. October 24, 1970 Box Car wreck, Woodruff and Carson St. November 1, 1970 Box Car accident and rescue, Spring and Los Coyotes November 4, 1970 Box Car accident, 411 Loma January 12, 1971 Box Out-of-control car plunges through firehouse door, Fire Station No. 11 January 12, 1971 Box Traffic accident, unknown location ca New ID number assigned Consult repository. 18

19 Car Collisions & Traffic Accidents , n.d. City Departments , n.d. Negatives. Includes images documenting city activities, as well as images requested by various city departments other than the Long Beach Fire Department. Includes images of the city of Long Beach. Box House interior, 1303 Esther St. February 9, 1948 Requested by the Health Dept. Health inspection Box House inspection, 1955 Alamitos Ave. February 20, 1948 Box Building inspection, 6469 Gundry Ave. March 3, 1948 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Car lot April 16, 1948 Box nd St. at night April 22,1948 Requested by the Electrical Dept. Box nd St. at night June 16, 1948 Requested by the City Manager's Dept. Box Wino house, 1301 Esther St. August 12, 1948 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Olympic Cafe, Ocean Ave. and American September 29, 1948 Requested by the Health Dept. Box Commercial sign violations October 6, 1948 Requested by the Building Dept. Box Commercial sign violations : Raber Electric Co.; Pastor's Café; O. Henry realty broker office; Rush P. Green real state office October 15, 1948 Requested by the Building Dept. Box Fish in sewer, 7th St and Pico Blvd. October 27, 1948 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Glass taken from sewer, San Francisco yard November 12, 1948 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Proposed site for a prison farm December 6, 1948 Requested by the Prosecutor's Office Consult repository. 19

20 City Departments , n.d. Box Map of Long Beach January 26, 1949 Engineering Dept. Box Daugherty Barracks, Long Beach Airport February 15, 1949 Requested by the Building Dept. Box Liquor store sign, 5210 Atlantic Ave. April 21, 1949 Box Commercial building on private house, 653 Newport Ave. May 17, 1949 Requested by the Prosecutor's Office Box Dentist office, 400 Broadway Ave. May 20, 1949 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Public Service Department's new truck May 24, 1949 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Smith's Market on Anaheim St. June 29, 1949 Requested by the Health Dept. Box The Ark Coffee Bar on E. Ocean Ave. July 19, 1949 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box House moving, 7th St. and St. Louis July 26, 1949 Requested by the Building Dept. Box The Triangle Café on E. Ocean Ave. July 27, 1949 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box The Huntress Bar, Livingston and 2nd St. August 1, 1949 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Junk on lot, 1800 Gardenia Ave. September 16, 1949 Manslaughter. Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Intersection of 7th St. and Junipero : manslaughter September 30, 1949 Manslaughter; Requested by the Prosecutor's office Box City junk yard on Spring St. January 4, 1950 Requested by the Auditor's Office Consult repository. 20

21 City Departments , n.d. Box Pumping station, Bennett and Ximeno Ave. February 26, 1951 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Auxiliary pump working during repair of large pump Box Pump damaged by rocks April 10, 1951 Box Rusted riser April 25, Negs. Turned yellow Box Disposal can May 9, 1951 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Sewer Department's apparatus May 9, 1951 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box The Long Beach Art Center Building, 2300 Ocean Ave. July 2, 1951 Requested by City Manager's Office; 1 neg. turned yellow Box Foundation : hazard on Chestnut Ave, 50 feet South of Bixby rd. August 20, 1951 Requested by the Prosecutor's Office Box Water main break floods the intersection of State and Stanley Ave. January 2, 1952 Requested by the Water Dept. Box Studebaker Rd. and San Gabriel river March 7, 1952 Requested by the Planning Dept. Box City tour March 27, 1952 Requested by the Sewer Department Box Poor storage at Food Bowl Market, 5599 Atlantic Ave. June 4, 1952 Mice tracks and poison found in kitchen; Requested by the Health Dept. Box Theme Park, Pike and Magnolia Ave. July 1, 1952 Rocket ride; Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Roots in sewer pipe July 17, 1952 Box Sewer outfall erosion and corrosion November 18, 1952 Box Fire and health hazards in apartment rooms, 1901 Cerritos Ave. November 20, 1952 Consult repository. 21

22 City Departments , n.d. Box Business in residential area, 6615 Myrtle Ave. December 4, 1952 Requested by the Prosecutor's Office Box Cocktail bar, 200 Ocean Ave. January 30, 1953 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box Cocktail bar, Ocean Ave. between Pacific and Cedar; Commercial strip, Pike between Pine and Chestnut Ave. February 3, 1953 Requested by the Prosecutor General Office Box The Little Norway Café: health hazard May 29, 1953 Box B Sign for public service, Harbor freeway and Wardlow June 2, 1953 Box A Hobby show officials at desk June 8, 1953? Requested by the Dept. of Recreation Box Animal shelter, 3001 Willow St. November 15, 1953 Pictures for publication in magazines, etc. Box Veterans Memorial Stadium September 1, 1953 Box Plastic pipe experiment, sewer accumulation September 6, 1953 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Ball pipe cleaner September 8, 1953 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Test of apparatus; Sid Preen overseeing test of apparatus September 28, 1953 Box Vacant animal shelter16th and San Francisco Ave.; Paint shop, 16th and San Francisco Ave. November 17, 1953 Requested by the Public Service Dept. Box City of Long Beach playing host to Southern California Cities: dinner and demonstration November 19, 1953 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Rubber man hole rings January 13, 1954 Box Fire and health hazard : house to be removed by city, 1725 Freeman Ave. February 19, 1954 Requested by the Public Service Dept. Box Bucket clean-out method February 24, 1954 Requested by the Public Services Dept. Consult repository. 22

23 City Departments , n.d. Box Sewer Department truck: pipe cleaning equipment March 11, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Worn out ratchet ring March 12, 1954 Box Grease from sewer pipe March 12, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Hobby Show executives April 26, 1954 Requested by the Dept. of Recreation Box UCLA Engineering class May 25, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Cleve Short's retirement party July 21, 1954 Requested by the Public Service Dept. Box Stopped pipe caused by a root from sewer August 9, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Elbow stoppage August 10, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Placing rubber ring in manhole August 30, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Expanding pipe plug test October 26, 1954 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box City Council in session, City Hall March 1, 1955 Requested by the City Manager?. Box City of Long Beach : tidelands location March 3, 1955 Requested by City Manager; areas for improvement Box New flat bed truck at the public Service Yard July 25, 1955 Requested by the Sewer Dept. Box Tidelands Committee investigation, Veterans Building November 17-18, 1955 Requested by the City Manager's Dept. ; 2 Negs. Turned yellow Consult repository. 23