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Post by 911pix on Jan 20, 2008 11:45:17 GMT -5
OK, I found this up at the Hudson Museum...it's dated 1909. Can anyone tell me what team this is, or what "P.H.C." stands for? Thanks, Mike  |
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Post by GuardrailGeek on Jan 20, 2008 13:51:37 GMT -5
OK, I think I got this one. That is Protection Hose Co #3 from Hempstead. That hose wagon can still be seen at the Holly Avenue firehouse.
My guess is as good as anyones...! Anybody else??
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Post by 911pix on Jan 21, 2008 15:17:11 GMT -5
Hey Geek, I just came across another photo - this time from a different source, the Queens Borough Library - that appears to be the same team; they have it listed as the Protection Hose Co. of Lynbrook...does that sound right?
Mike
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Post by GuardrailGeek on Jan 21, 2008 15:52:32 GMT -5
Mike:
Same sweaters, same wagon? Must be the vamps from Hempstead.
Looks like another case of yellow journalism!
I checked LynbrookFD.org and they have had only one Hose Company, not three. Doesn't look like they ever had a company named Protection, so that may be another picture of the Hempstead company.
Da Geek
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Post by 911pix on Jan 21, 2008 16:31:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the clarification...I'll notify the Library next time I'm there  |
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Post by SplatterLadder on Jan 21, 2008 18:44:47 GMT -5
That could be Protection Hose Company - New Hyde Park. This team was called the gamblers and was around before the Termites. If you look close, the breaker in the picture looks like Phil.
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Post by JoJo on Jan 22, 2008 13:24:00 GMT -5
Geek you are 100% correct. This picture is still displayed in the basement rec-room of Holly Avenue Firehouse.
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Post by 911pix on Jan 22, 2008 16:40:21 GMT -5
Thanks again for the confirmation. Here's the other pic I was talking about, from the Queens Borough Library, dated 1911 (two years after the other one) - ![]() fdracing.911pictures.com/Lynbrook PHC 1911LR.jpg[/img] |
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