Fire Department

Photograph

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Station No. 1

Name/Title

Fire Department

Description

Donation, 07/26/2005. Black and white glossy photographic print in landscape format. Image is of Fire Station No. 1. Five men in long overcoats and hats standing between two fire trucks. On back of photo in blue ink: "Truck on left/Harry Sutherland/Bill Briggs behind wheel/Geo. Schoephil behind/Ed. Jackson, Pierson, H. Schoelch/Holmes, Dan Starkey, Ed. Bogeman./Truck on rt./Chief Jim Briggs/Clif Van Pelt behind wheel./1917/original/Graham Bierstein/Trucks" A slip of paper taped to back of photo, typed on paper: "First motorized fire equipment 1917". *MISSING 10/18/2025

Collection

Dr. Clifton P. Latshaw

Acquisition

Accession

2005.056

Source or Donor

Clifton P. Latshaw

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1917

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1917

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sutherland, Harry

Person or Organization

Briggs, Bill

Person or Organization

Schoephil, Geo.

Person or Organization

Jackson, Ed

Person or Organization

Pierson

Person or Organization

Schoelch, H.

Person or Organization

Holmes

Person or Organization

Starky, Dan

Person or Organization

Bogeman, Ed.

Person or Organization

Briggs, Jim

Person or Organization

Van Pelt, Clif

Create Date

August 12, 2005

Update Date

November 7, 2025