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A Visual Document Resource

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Throughout the Ages - Safety

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Image. Public Safety. New York City Mounted Policeman. New York City Mounted Policeman, 1933.
A mounted policeman on a New York City street, 1933.

Image. Public Safety. Fire Engine. *Fire Engine, circa 1900.
A fire engine at work in New York City, circa 1900.

Image. Public Safety. New York City Fire Scene. *New York City Fire Scene, circa 1900.
Firefighters use hoses and a water tower to fight a fire at Union Square in New York City, circa 1900.

Image. Public Safety. Fireboat. *Fireboat, circa 1900.
New York City fireboat “The New Yorker” in action, circa 1900.

Image. Public Safety. Water Truck. *Water Truck, circa 1900.
A water truck used for fighting forest fires, circa 1900.

Image. Public Safety. Forest Fire. *Forest Fire, 1939.
Aerial view of a forest fire buring north of Middletown, New York, in the Catskill Mountains region, May 16, 1939.

Image. Public Safety. Forestry Students and Fire Tower. *Forestry Students and Fire Tower, 1922.
Cornell University Forestry students seated on the summit of Mount Morris below a fire tower in the Adirondack Mountains. From Cornell University Library.

Image. Public Safety. Forest Fire Prevention Poster. *Forest Fire Prevention Poster, circa 1900.
A Finch, Pruyn and Company, Inc. poster instructing workers not to smoke in the forest, circa 1900. From Adirondack Museum Library.

Image. Public Safety. "Prevent Forest Fires" Sign. *"Prevent Forest Fires" Sign, circa 1920.
A sign in the Adirondack Mountains warning people to be careful not to set forest fires, circa 1920.

Image. Public Safety. "Prevent Forest Fires" Postcard. *"Prevent Forest Fires" Postcard.
A postcard promoting forest fire prevention from the Empire State Forest Products Association to members of the New York State Forestry Association. From Cornell University Library.

Image. Public Safety. Forest Fire Truck. *Forest Fire Truck, 1928.
A New York State Conservation Department forest fire truck at Fish Creek Pond in the Adirondack Mountains, September 24, 1928.

Image. Public Safety. Water to Fight a Forest Fire. *Water to Fight a Forest Fire, 1920s.
Men filling buckets of water to take into the forest to supply a spray pump to fight a forest fire, probably in the Adirondack Mountains, 1920s.

Image. Public Safety. Forest Fire Control. *Forest Fire Control, circa 1920.
Men trying to control a forest fire by cutting down a smoldering bush, circa 1920.

Image. Public Safety. Oswego Life Saving Station. Life Saving Station, circa 1900.
The Oswego Life Saving Station, circa 1900.