New Hampshire Historical Society Parade: "Fire King," 1957 October 30

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

New Hampshire Historical Society Parade: "Fire King," 1957 October 30

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.67.038

Date:

1957/10/30

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Photographic print of the "Fire King" in the New Hampshire Historical Society's Concord Coach Parade in Concord, NH, dated October 30, 1957. The caption states, "New Hampshire Historical Society Parade October 30, 1957 "Fire King" "Faithful and Fearless" This hand pumper belonged to the Hopkinton Village Precinct and dating back to 1845. This gaily painted piece of apparatus bearing the name "Fire King" and the motto "Faithful and Fearless" would be hand-drawn by a crew of nine men, but no such crew could be mustered for the parade. Fire King was last on active duty as recently as 1927 during the great Hopkinton fire that destroyed the ancient Wiggin Tavern and half a dozen other buildings."

Subjects:

Parades , Fire pumps

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

12