Elmhurst Fire Bell

Name/Title

Elmhurst Fire Bell

Entry/Object ID

M2016.1.69

Description

A child plays on the Old Elmhurst Fire Bell, originally placed in Wilder Park as a memorial to fire fighters of the past.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White Print

Made/Created

Date made

1976

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Plaque reads: The Old Elmhurst Fire Bell is here erected as a memorial dedicated in the Illinois Sesquicentennial year 1968 to the brave men of the Elmhurst Volunteer Fire Department who served with courage and devotion from the days when fire fighting equipment was crude and horse drawn on behalf of a grateful community. The Elmhurst Historical Commission.