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Robert S. Tait, who was a volunteer member of the Santa Cruz Hook and Ladder Company and later the Santa Cruz City Fire Chief from 1899 to 1941.
Santa Cruz City fire fighters putting out a blaze at 24 Front Street.
John Severio, member of the Santa Cruz Hook and Ladder Company and volunteer Santa Cruz City fire chief, 1888.
A hose wagon in front of the Santa Cruz City fire station on Church Street. Sometime between 1895 and 1906, the City expanded the fire department from one to two paid fire fighters. One man would be out watering streets to keep the dust down while…
Henry (Harry) Skinner. He was a member of the Santa Cruz Hook and Ladder Company and volunteer Santa Cruz City Fire Chief in 1880.
Portrait of Frank Ely, the volunteer foreman of the Santa Cruz Pilot Hose Company, 1889, and the first paid Santa Cruz City Fire Department Chief from 1894-1897.
The fire truck and engine are decorated for the 1929 Fourth of July parade. To the left, on the Studebaker hose truck, are: Louis Gomes, Jack Rhein, Dolly St. Clair, Jack Sinnott, and Herb Wenks. To the right is a 1923 Seagraves pumper. The vehicles…
Fire Service Day at Santa Cruz City Fire Station Number 1, on Center Street. The vehicle is a 1949 LaFrance fire truck. The round object against the bay door is a life net.
