Name/Title
Gulfport Fire Department ApparatusEntry/Object ID
GFD.4Description
A black and white photograph of three vehicles outside of a white, two-story building. Each vehicle has firefighting equipment and the words "GULFPORT FIRE DEPT." painted on them. The vehicle in the center reads, "No. 2," and the vehicle on the far right of the photograph has a "4" painted on it between "GULFPORT" and "FIRE DEPT."Photograph Details
Subject
Fire departments--Florida--Gulfport--1950-1960, Fire apparatus, Firefighting equipment, VehiclesSubject Person or Organization
Gulfport Fire Department, City of GulfportContext
[This] photo was from the 1956/57 annual report, and the three fire engines are, from the left, the 1925 American LaFrance, the 1939 Peter Pirsch, and the 1955 Ford/Seagrave. The old fire station building in back of city hall was demolished in the 1990s. (Gabber Newspaper, February 25, 2010)Collection
Photograph Collection, Gulfport Fire DepartmentAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
UnknownMade/Created
Studio
Distaff Photo ServiceDate made
circa 1956Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
ReverseTranscription
City 4
1956
Photo used for 56 - 57 Annual Report
Bob 2/01
[?]
THOMAS STAFFORD
GORDON DISBURY [?]
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
2658 - 48th ST. SOUTH - GULFPORTLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
7-1/2 inWidth
9-1/2 inUpdated By
MCUpdate Date
February 26, 2026
