Five men with firehose, c. 1940

This image shows a group of five men standing behind a fire hose, arms crossed, posing for a photograph. The hose reel has two very large wheels. There are bushes behind them and the tops of roofs can be seen in the background. All the men have similar hair styles and none of them are smiling. They are all wearing similar short-sleeved open-necked shirts with a logo on the front and long trousers.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Five men with firehose, c. 1940

DATE1940

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P273

HISTORY

This group of men are from the Hastings fire brigade in the late 1940s. The photograph is from the Goss Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a group of five men standing behind a fire hose, arms crossed, posing for a photograph. The hose reel has two very large wheels. There are bushes behind them and the tops of roofs can be seen in the background. All the men have similar hair styles and none of them are smiling. They are all wearing similar short-sleeved open-necked shirts with a logo on the front and long trousers.

SUBJECTS

Fire brigades, Firefighters, Firefighting equipment

KEYWORDS

Hastings Fire Brigade