Photo Record
Images

Metadata
Title |
Burlingame Assistant Fire Chief at Scene of a Fire, November 1949 |
Object Name |
Negative |
Description |
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 2. |
Date |
November 1949 |
Photographer |
Pearl, Norton |
Studio |
Norton Pearl Photography |
Catalog Number |
2015.001.00521.2 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Category |
Photographs |
Place |
Burlingame, CA |
Notes |
Firefighter was formerly identified as William Stremme, but a relative of Stemme contacted the San Mateo County Historical Association on 1/10/2017 and said, not only is this not his grandfather, but William Stremme never served as Assistant Fire Chief. Instead, he was a training officer. [Curator Dana Neitzel 1/10/2017] |
Subjects |
Fire Fire engines & equipment Fire fighters Fire fighting Fire helmets |
Search Terms |
Burlingame Burlingame Fire Department Fire Fire Departments Fire Departments - Burlingame |
Copyright |
Norton Pearl Photography / San Mateo County Historical Association |
Credit line |
Norton Pearl Collection/San Mateo County History Museum |