Engine Company 17
2100 East Seventh Street
1905 - 1927
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Source: LAFD ANNUAL REPORT NUMBER 19
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Engine Company 17
2100 East Seventh Street
1904
Date opened:
Land Cost:
Building Cost:
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April 1, 1905
$ 1,150.
$ 8,237.
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Engine Company No. 17
2100 East Seventh Street
Circa 1910
Left to Right--Driver C.F. Schiefer, Captain J. G. Johnson, Lt. A. E. Church, L. Loebel, F. Brush,
George E. Lewis, Wm. Nickerl, H. Woodhouse, J. Sills, Driver W. H. Augustine, Spike Hennessey, Engineer C.R. Campbell
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Engine Co. No. 17
2100 East Seventh Street
Circa 1906
Left to Right--
Geo Urick, Owen Lamb, Tom A. Stembridge,
Captain Balzer, Lieutenant Jom Todd and Tom Carmichael
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Source: Rodger Embury Collection
Photo 17
Circa 1906
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Engine 17
1904 Nott 2nd Size 700 GPM Steamer,
Shop Number 18 Serial Number 575
Placed in service 1906.
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Source: Turk & Haelsig Photo
1908
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
Engine Company 17
1906
l to r - standing; Hill, S. Dodd, Hendricks, Lee Andrews, ?
l to r - seated; ? , T. Carmicheal, Captain Charley Balzer, ?
FIREMEN'S DOG MASCOT
MEETS END "ON DUTY"
The Tribune
November 25, 1911
Engine 17's Golden Anniversary Party
THE FIREMAN'S GRAPEVINE, MAY 1955
By Captain Robert Foster, Truck 17 B
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
Engineer Hendricks Collection
Engine Company 17 on a Run
Circa 1915
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Durston Photo
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17 LOS ANGELES
GALLANT CREW OF 1915
APR 10th '
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Durston Photo
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' NIGHT OF APR 10 1915
No.17 CALLED OUT '
Hooking Up to the Wagon
Left to Right: H. Woodhouse, Engineer C.R. Campbell,
Captain J.G. Johnson, C.R. Hart, J.W. Ewing (on left horse)
unidentified, Driver C.F. Schiefer, G.E. Lewis
unidentified, C.S. Nottagr (on right horse)
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Durston Photo
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' IN LOS ANGELES
WHEN THE HORSE WAS KING
APR 10 - 1915 '
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
Circa 1915
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
Circa 1915
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Source: Fred Allen Collection
Courtesy: Captain Duane Warth, LAFD Retired
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"Working a 2 1/2"
Flory Hay Fire on East 7th Street
Circa 1910
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Source: Fireman Henry F. McCann
Scrap Book Collection
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Source: Fireman Henry F. McCann
Scrap Book Collection
Circa 1914
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Source: Fireman Henry F. McCann
Scrap Book Collection
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Source: LAFD Post Card Collection
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Ladder Drill
Circa 1910 |
Source: LAFD Photo Album
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Hose Wagon 17
Circa 1915
Left to Right
Carpenter, Johnson, Tillitson, Campbell,
Schiefer and McGin
Seagrave Combination Hose Wagon
Shop Number #105
1000' -2 1/2"hose, 200' Chemical Hose
30' Extension Ladder
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
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Source: LAFD Photo Album
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. . . "Box 628 Hauser Packing, Smoke scare".
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June 3, 1921 was the last horse drawn run
for Engine Company No. 17.
( --Steamer No. 21 s/n 3091 and Wagon No. 43.)
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Source: The Fireman's Grapevine, May 2009
In June of 1921 this 1921 Seagrave 260CH Combination Chemical & Hose Wagon, Shop Number 124 and
the 1921 106PE Straight Pumb, Ship Number 11 behind it replaced the horse drawn hose wagon and steamer.
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