File:Foss12 1914 firefighting.jpg
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English: Foss No. 12 fighting fire
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William T. Case Collection |
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English: Foss No. 12 fighting fire |
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English: The Foss No. 12 caught in the act of fighting a waterfront fire. In 1914, the #12 was the first vessel designed and built for Foss exclusively for towing. The 43 foot #12 was used primarily as a steamer assist; it helped the large vessels turn about in the narrow City Waterway by tying up to their bow and pulling them to face the other way. The #12 achieved fame, however, as the City of Tacoma's fireboat. The city entered into an agreement to hire the vessel for $8.20 a day to be on call to fight fires. The ship was fitted with a pump that could throw 1200 - 1300 gallons of water per minute at a waterfront blaze. In 1929 Tacoma had a full-fledged fireboat built, the Fireboat #1; but for a number of years Foss #12 faithfully provided that service for the city. (Photograph courtesy of the William T. Case Collection) ("Foss: A Living Legend" by Bruce Johnson and Mike Skalley) |
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Depicted place | Tacoma, Washington | |||||||||||||||||
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circa 1914 date QS:P571,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | black and white photograph | |||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q7674007 |
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William T. Case Collection |
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General Photograph Collection Series: TPL-8525 (Unique: 28620) |
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Source | http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?un=36&pg=2&krequest=crawford&stemming=On&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=5000#image | |||||||||||||||||
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