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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association

"… Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association From bucket brigades to modern pumpers, the Hallowell Fireman's Association record is a distinguished one."

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Fire bucket, Union Fire club, Hallowell, 1801

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"After the buckets came the invention of the hand pumper. To work the hand pumper, someone would pour in water while a second person would pump a…"

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Fire Station Sign, Bangor, ca. 1900

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Bar Harbor Fire Department Fire Locator, ca. 1880

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Fire Station, Second Street, Hallowell, May 30, 1918

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… the Torrent, the Tiger, and eventually a steam pumper. In 1898 the Fire Department moved from its location on Winthrop Street to the old Town Hall…"

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Tiger Pumper, Second Street Fire Station, Hallowell, ca. 1900

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Tiger and the Lion Tiger Pumper, Second Street Fire Station, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Hallowell’s second fire engine was…"

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Centennial souvenir pin, Lubec, 1911

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the Peacock Firefighting Museum as of 2010."