Name/Title
Print, PhotographEntry/Object ID
P1390Description
Chehalis Fire department photo. Shows Car saying Chief C.F.D. Chehalis, WA also new fire engine (pic taken 1928). Two men in photo, one plain clothes, one in uniform. Photographer F. Billie Wilcox. Information supplied : F. Billie Wilcox was Centralia's Fire Chief during the 1920's. E.C. Kuehner -Chehalis Fire Chief, started at Chehalis Fire Dept. 1923. Car was a DeSoto, first Chief's car owned by City of Chehalis and sold to the city by a man shaking hands with Chief Kuehner. Fire truck was first pumper owned by the City of Chehalis. Car dealer was crooked, left Chehalis one jump ahead of the Sheriff.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Automobiles, Chehalis, WA, Fire Departments, Transportation - Trucks, Transportation - AutomobileRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kuehner, Ernie C.Create Date
December 16, 2008Update Date
August 14, 2024