Shelbyville Fire Company

Photograph

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

volunteer fire fighters in front of the engine house

Name/Title

Shelbyville Fire Company

Description

Donation, 07/26/2005. Black and white glossy photographic print in landscape format. This is a photo of a newspaper photo with caption. Image is of nineteen men in full fire gear and helmets. Two men on horseback. Three men on steam-driven pumper. Fourteen men lined up in row. Original photo caption is below image and has the names of some of the men: "Pappy" Morgan, Henry Farley, George Deitzer, Sturley Caruthers, Charles Fastlaben, John Thrasher, Jim Gill, Billy Neu, Mac Meloy, George Schoepfel, "Dummy" McRae. On back of photo in ink: "The Major Hendricks and volunteer fire fighters in front of the engine house (first City Hall)."

Collection

Dr. Clifton P. Latshaw

Acquisition

Accession

2005.056

Source or Donor

Clifton P. Latshaw

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1890

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: 1890's late

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Morgan, "Pappy"

Person or Organization

Farley, Henry

Person or Organization

Deitzer, George

Person or Organization

Caruthers, Sturley

Person or Organization

Fastlaben, Charles

Person or Organization

Thrasher, John

Person or Organization

Gill, Jim

Person or Organization

Neu, Billy

Person or Organization

Meloy, Mac

Person or Organization

Schoepfel, George

Person or Organization

McRae, "Dummy"

Create Date

August 25, 2005

Update Date

April 4, 2024