Name/Title
Newspaper Clipping about retirement Thompson Hose Company No. 1, 1905Entry/Object ID
1985.84.23Description
Acc. No. 85.84.23
Subject Category: Fire Dept.
Date or Period: 1905
Object: Clipping, newspaper
Description: Illustrated newspaper clipping with bold printed caption "Famous Volunteer Fire Fighters End Long And Honorable Career With City."
Size: L-13 x W-6 1/2 inches.
History of Object:
Newspaper clipping concerning the retirement of the Thompson Hose Company No. 1, the last volunteer fire fighting organization of Alameda. The clipping is dated March 1, 1905. The donor's father (John F. Hanson) and two uncles (Peter J. & Thomas R. Hanson) were members of the company.
Acquired from: Jack Hanson,
Date: 10-30-85