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  • The Great Memorial Day Fire of 1945 and Other Schuylkill County Disasters

    de Michael R. Glore, Michael J. Kitsock ...
    Series series Disaster
    Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster.Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster. Protected by volunteers since 1811, residents have faced block-burning conflagrations like the Great Memorial Day Fire of 1945, which consumed sixty-seven buildings in the Mahanoy City Business District, and commercial airplane crashes like United Flight 624 near Ashland, with no survivors. The Red Church ... Leer más

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  • Reading Firefighting

    de Michael J. Kitsock, Michael R. Glore, Reading Fire Department ...
    Series series Images of America
    From its inception in Colonial times to the modern challenges of today, the Reading Fire Department has battled natural disasters, airplane crashes, and block burners threatening �the Pretzel City.� The fire department has faithfully served the city of Reading since 1771, having been established soon after Benjamin Franklin organized the nation�s first volunteer fire department in Philadelphia. At ... Leer más

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  • Pottsville Firefighting

    de Michael R. Glore, Michael J. Kitsock ...
    Series series Images of America
    In 1829, the Humane Hose Company and the Schuylkill Hydraulians Engine Company organized in the booming town of Pottsville, a mining center in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region. Fire protection was urgently needed for this growing community. New fire companies such as the Good Intent, the Rough and Ready, and the Good Will formed, as well as junior fire companies, including the Rangers and the ... Leer más

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  • Schuylkill County Firefighting

    de Michael R. Glore, Michael J. Kitsock ...
    Series series Images of America
    From the inception of the Friendship Hose Company No. 1 of Orwigsburg in 1820 to the organization of the West Penn Fire Company No. 1 in 1999, more than 130 volunteer fire companies have served Schuylkill County. This proud tradition of volunteer service for the protection of fellow man continues strong to this day as scores of volunteer firefighters continue to serve their communities. Using the ... Leer más

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  • Firefighting in Frederick County

    de Clarence "Chip" Jewell ...
    Series series Images of America
    Images of America: Firefighting in Frederick County honors the contribution of both volunteer and career firefighters through the years. Captured in these 200 vintage images are the local volunteer fire companies, many support agencies, and other emergency services organizations that have been assisting Frederick County for centuries. Featured also will be photographs of the Independent Hose ... Leer más

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  • Long Beach Fire Department

    de Glen Goodrich, Long Beach Firefighters Museum ...
    Series series Images of America
    The Long Beach Fire Department�s adaptability has been tested by a wide variety of disasters that have marked it as a unique firefighting force on the West Coast. Thousands of residents and others have owed their very lives to thedepartment since its 1897 formation. The LBFD moved into action during the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, in which its own Fire House No. 1 was reduced to rubble ... Leer más

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  • Firefighters

    Their Lives in Their Own Words

    de Dennis Smith ...
    An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession.Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most dramatic and intense experiences on the job. Their stories, compiled here, ... Leer más

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  • The Hartford Circus Fire

    Tragedy Under the Big Top

    de Michael Skidgell ...
    Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the ... Leer más

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  • New York City Firefighting

    1901-2001

    de Steven Scher ...
    Series series Images of America
    The story of firefighting in New York City is one of danger, tradition, pride, excitement, and tragedy. It is also the story of man's triumph over destructive forces. From the gaslight days of horse-drawn steam engines to the World Trade Center tragedy of 2001, the heroic men and women who make up the city's most dynamic public service have risked and often lost their lives in order to protect and ... Leer más

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  • Soaring and Gliding

    The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area

    de Jeffery P. Sandman, Peter R. Sandman ...
    Series series Images of Aviation
    To fly as the hawk and eagle has been mankind�s dream for centuries.Modern sailplanes make soaring and gliding flight possible, and with them, humans can fly higher, faster, and farther than the greatest of birds, using only an invisible force of nature to stay aloft. The terms soaring and gliding are used interchangeably, and the sport is appealing to pilot and spectator alike. Sailplane ... Leer más

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  • Smith & Wesson

    de Roy G. Jinks, Sandra C. Krein ...
    Series series Images of America
    The most respected of firearm companies, Smith & Wesson explores the guns and company history from 1852 to to 1965. Rarely seen historical photographs, advertisements, and company documents culled from the company archives, museums collections, and the private collections of Smith & Wesson collectors make this a must for every gun collector and admirer. Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson shared ... Leer más

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  • The Wreck of the Old 97

    de Larry G. Aaron ...
    The cause and aftermath of the horrific railway disaster, examined by an award-winning historian.With Fast Mail train No. 97 an hour behind schedule, locomotive engineer Steve Broady, according to legend, swore to "put her in Spencer on time" or "put her in Hell."Through eyewitness reports and court testimonies, historian Larry Aaron expertly pieces together the events of September 27, 1903, at ... Leer más

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