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F.A. Wharton - Atwood Rural Fire Department

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This is the glass negative of F.A. Wharton, a firefighter at the Atwood Rural Fire Department. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on February 4, c. 1920.

Photographs of Old Volunteer Firefighters Reunion

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Various photographs from the Old Volunteer Firefighters Reunions, from 1928, 1931, and 1932. These firemen were of the hose cart and ladder wagon days before modern firefighting equipment was available.