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Firefighters Practicing Falls
Firefighters practicing catching falling civilians taken in the early 1900's.
Photograph of 752 N. Broadway
Photograph of the house at 752 N. Broadway, where the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was organized in 1880. Home of William Felton.
Photograph of Arthur C. Spence
Photograph of Arthur C. Spence; died March 3, 1955; married to Mary Stine in 1906. Assistant Fire Chief, retired May 1941 after serving 39 years. Member of Grace Methodist Church, the Ionic Lodge 312, AF&AM, and the Springfield Consistory.
Photograph of Charles W. Devore
Photograph of Charles W. Devore; died March 31, 1920. Decatur Fire Chief for 30 years and on the Fire Department force for 36 years. He was appointed a member of the National Bureau of Fire Prevention. He was the last member of the first paid Fire…
Photograph of Ed Platt Receiving Medal
Photograph of Fire Chief Ed Platt being presented by Commissioner Tom Moran a gold medal as a token of the esteem of businessmen and friends of the East Eldorado street business district in which is located No. 2 firehouse where he served for 39…
Photograph of Edward Platt and Lawrence L. Gibbons
Photograph of Fire Chief Edward Platt and head of detectives Lawrence L. Gibbons as Chief Platt claims the trophy as a token of his department having won the annual firemen-policemen baseball game.
Photograph of James Doolen, Omar Harris, and Samuel Morthland
Photograph of James Doolen, Omar Harris and Samuel Morthland taken in 1917. Doolen was a former captain of the Fire Department. He served over 31 years on the force. He took up farming after retiring from the Fire Department. Harris was formerly with…
Photograph of John G. Seeforth
Photograph of John G. Seeforth. Member of the first Volunteer Firemen in Decatur.
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Photo of Lawrence A. Gibbons in uniform
Herald and Review Library; Article on back of photo; "L. A. Gibbons Dies in Action, Warrant Officer Lawrence A. Gibbons, son of the late L. L.…