Fire Department

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

390 0/1 Saugatuck - fire department New fire truck at Griffith St. [and Culver St.] station: From "Off the Record": An addition to the village barn (at left) in 1953 allowed the fire department to move from the lower floor of the Village Hall to this new fire station [in an single-story addition to the north side of the Reed's Livery building?] Included in the photograph are Morrie Herbert, Bud Edgcomb, Mike Kenny, Jack Wilson and Harry Newnham.
390 0/1 Saugatuck - fire department New fire truck at Griffith St. [and Culver St.] station

From "Off the Record": An addition to the village barn (at left) in 1953 allowed the fire department to move from the lower floor of the Village Hall to this new fire station [in an single-story addition to the north side of the Reed's Livery building?] Included in the photograph are Morrie Herbert, Bud Edgcomb, Mike Kenny, Jack Wilson and Harry Newnham.

Name/Title

Fire Department

Entry/Object ID

2022.21.374

Description

Simmons negative number 374, 393 Fire truck turning the corner at Butler and Culver. Charged hose and crowd at a barn fire. Index text: 374 0/1 Saugatuck - Fire department Fire truck in front of Village Hall 390 0/1 Saugatuck - fire department New fire truck at Griffith St. station 393 0/10 Saugatuck - fire department Barn fire Other photos not shown here: 391 0/3 Saugatuck - fire department Grass fire 392 0/4 Saugatuck - fire department Barn fire on New Richmond Road 394 0/1 Saugatuck - fire department New fire truck 395 3/13 Saugatuck - fire department 7/1945 Testing hose 396 0/4 Saugatuck - fire department 4/1949 Grass fire From photographic negatives created by William R. Simmons, editor of the Commercial Record newspaper between 1941 and 1961. More information may be in the 2001 SDHS book "Off the Record"

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Saugatuck Township Fire District, Herbert, Maurice W. 1906-1971, Edgcomb, William Burdette "Bud" 1913-1980, Kenney, Michael "Mike" R. 1892-1974, Wilson, John "Jack" 1929-1998, Newnham, Harry W. 1891-1970, 246 Culver/Restaurant Toulouse/Reed's Livery/Union House

Collection

William (Bill) Simmons

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.21

Location

Box

194 Simmons Negatives

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966

Create Date

March 12, 2022

Update Date

March 22, 2024