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1. Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at Scene of a Fire, November 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at Scene of a Fire, November 1949. Black and white negative shows the Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at the scene of a fire. He wears a heavy-duty firefighters jacket and a white helmet that reads, "ASST CHIEF BFD." Another firefighter, whose face is out of the image's frame at left, wears a similar jacket and stands next to the assistant chief. The firefighters are in a fire-damaged building. Part of a series of...

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2. Burlingame Clean-Up Days, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Clean-Up Days, 1949. Black and white negative of fire department personnel hanging signs for Burlingame's Clean-Up Days on the corner of Broadway and California Drive in Burlingame, California. Two Fire Department personnel on ladders are stapling a broom and a mop to a poster on a lamppost. One of the men is on a free standing ladder and the other is on the ladder of a truck. The poster reads, "IT'S / CLEAN-UP / TIME / IN / BU...

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3. Burlingame Fire Chief's Car, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Chief's Car, 1949. Black and white negative of the Burlingame Fire Chief's car in front of the training and hose tower at the Burlingame Fire Station on California Drive in Burlingame, California. The car is a Pontiac Silver Streak. The front door reads, "Fire Chief / City of Burlingame." Between these two lines of text is a seal with an eagle. A fire escape is visible on the exterior of the building behind the automobile in the...

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4. Burlingame Fire Department Equipment, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Equipment, 1949. Black and white negative of a Burlingame Fire Department fire engine parked on the side of a road. The wheels on the right-hand side of the engine are up on the sidewalk. The fire engine has an open cab with a high windshield. There is a bell on front right-hand side. The front right-hand side reads, "BURLINGAME F.D." with the number 2 inside a shield. There is a large row of eucalyptus trees and severa...

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5. Burlingame Fire Department Equipment and Staff, 1948 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Equipment and Staff, 1948. Black and white negative shows the Burlingame Fire Department staff posing for a group photograph with new equipment. The group stands in an area of North Burlingame with the undeveloped Mills Estate Hills in the background. Twenty-one Fire Department staff members stand in front of or on a fire engine. Some of the staff are in uniforms, and the others wear suits. There are two large hoses lea...

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6. Burlingame Fire Department Fire Truck, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Fire Truck, 1949. Black and white negative shows a fire truck in front of the training and hose tower at the Burlingame Fire Station on California Drive in Burlingame, California. The vehicle has an open cabin and an open frame in the back for carrying ladders. It is decorated ornately in some areas. On the hood of the truck is the word "BURLINGAME," and underneath that text is a number "1" inside a circle. Part of a se...

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7. Burlingame Fire Department Staff with New Fire Engine, 1948 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Staff with New Fire Engine, 1948. Black and white negative shows the Burlingame Fire Department posing for a group photograph in front of their new fire engine on the corner of Palm and California Drive. There are sixteen firefighters sitting in the back of the fire engine. There are another ten firefighters standing in front of the fire engine. Some of the firefighters are wearing uniforms but most are wearing civilian...

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8. Burlingame Fire Department Volunteers, 1951 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Department Volunteers, 1951. Black and white negative shows approximately eighteen volunteer firefighters from the Burlingame Fire Department putting out a fire in Burlingame, California. Some of the volunteers wear firefighter jackets and helmets and others wear civilian clothes. Three of the firefighters with their backs turned to the camera have lettering on their jackets. The firefighter on the far left has the number "23" as ...

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9. Burlingame Fire Engine Squad 1, 1949 - Negative

   Burlingame Fire Engine Squad 1, 1949. Black and white negative of the Burlingame Fire Engine "SQUAD / 1" in front of the Training and Hose Tower on California Drive in Burlingame, California. The Engine has an open cabin with a pair of lights and a hose mounted on top of the back of the vehicle. Along the side of the hood is the word "BURLINGAME." A fire escape is visible on the exterior of the building behind the fire engine in the background ...

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10. Burlingame Fire Equipment, 1949 - Negative

    Burlingame Fire Equipment, 1949. Black and white negative of a fire engine in front of a building with a fire escape. The fire engine has a closed cabin and an open back. On the back there is a hose on a spool. The fire engine is facing left with the left side visible. On the side of the engine are two large hoses and a large axe. On the door of the truck there is a small seal with an eagle. Part of a series of 6.

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11. Burlingame Firefighter Extinguishing a Fire, 1949 - Negative

    Burlingame Firefighter Extinguishing a Fire, 1949. Black and white negative shows a Burlingame firefighter at lower left, who holds a hose that sprays water up towards the ceiling of a burnt and charred building at upper right. He wears a helmet with an illegible number on it. Part of a series of 2.

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12. Burlingame Firefighter in Dress Uniform on Firetruck, 1948 - Negative

    Burlingame Firefighter in Dress Uniform on Fire Truck, 1948. Black and white negative shows a Burlingame firefighter in dress uniform seated on a parked fire truck.The firefighter is sitting on a tool box near the driver's seat, with one foot on the running board and the other on the ground. Photographer Norton Pearl notes that this photograph of a ladder truck was taken in the Burlingame fire station.

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13. Burlingame Girl Scout Troop on Fire Truck at Burlingame Fire Department, 1948 - Negative

    Burlingame Girl Scout Troop on Fire Truck at Burlingame Fire Department, 1948. Black and white negative shows a Burlingame Girl Scout troop posing for a group photograph with a Burlingame fire truck in front of the Burlingame Fire Station on California Drive. This image shows approximately 27 Girl Scouts in uniform standing or sitting on a fire truck that is parked on the street in front of the two story Burlingame Fire Station.

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14. Dedication of Burlingame Fire Station No. 2, 1949 - Negative

    Dedication of Burlingame Fire Station No. 2, 1949. Black and white negative shows the dedication of Burlingame's new Fire Station No. 2 on Hillside Drive. This image shows six firefighters standing in front of three fire trucks. There are two firefighters standing in front of each truck. Behind them is the newly dedicated station with the words "BURLINGAME FIRE STATION / NO. 2" above the two garage doors. Hillside Drive appears in the foregroun...

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15. Mayor Dan Love Unveils Dedication Plaque for Fire Station No. 2 in Burlingame, July 1950 - Negative

    Mayor Dan Love Unveils Dedication Plaque for Fire Station No. 2 in Burlingame, July 1950. Black and white negative shows Mayor Dan Love unveiling the dedication plaque for Fire Station No. 2 on Hillside Drive in Burlingame, California. The image shows a group of men wearing suits that stand at the front entrance of a building. Mayor Dan Love appears in profile at left pulling on a cord that lifts a set of small curtains covering a plaque that is ...

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16. Pump House Located Near Bayswater and Victoria Roads in Burlingame, 1948 - Negative

    Pump House Located Near Bayswater and Victoria Roads in Burlingame, 1948. Black and white negative shows a pumping station, or "pump house" that is a two story wooden structure with a wide base that narrows as it reaches the top. On the top of the pump house is a round metal tank with a metal railing around it. There is a door at the base of the pump house. The upper portion of the structure is on fire and a plume of smoke rises in the upper righ...

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17. Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948 - Negative

    Santa on Firetruck Driving in Burlingame, 1948. Black and white negative shows a man dressed as Santa Claus standing on the back of an antique fire truck that is being driven down a Burlingame residential street. Santa Claus is holding on to a spooled fire hose with one hand and waving with the other. There are four other individuals in firemen's uniforms on the truck - one driving, two standing on the running boards on either side of the truck, ...

    Record Type: Photo