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Post by BallBreaker on Oct 29, 2006 20:51:59 GMT -5
I was digger through Bellmore Engine CO. 2 with one of the old timers from the drill team. We came up with a bunch of pics from the 1940's-1960's. nothing is really dated, and i dont have too many names or track locations, if anyone has any info on the track locations or any other info, please post it -Matt Ballbreakers Drill Team  B-Ladder sometime in the 40's i think  40's Team picture (once again i think thats the date)  Eff   |
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Post by Dan Laverty on Nov 2, 2006 10:32:22 GMT -5
? The target? Is it that white box looking thing with a hole in it? Also they are running what event? B-Hose? 5 guys getting off at the same time? No brake at the nozzle? Only at the hydrant? The hydrant is up on the grass? Wow. It was like the Wild West back then....The guy all the way on the right? Is he the run on man or the breaker for the nozzleman?
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Post by Circusmonkey on Nov 3, 2006 9:26:00 GMT -5
Also in that last picture. Is that the driver sitting that high up or is someone else just going along for the ride? And is that a rope going across the course back behind the truck? The track looks to be more sand or dirt than blacktop. Great pictures !!
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Post by unclekevie on Nov 4, 2006 9:06:28 GMT -5
Good morning Circusmonkey, I think the "rope" you see in the picture is the air hose to start the clock. Do you remember the air hose that gas stations had. When you ran over the air hose it made a bell ring. Also I think 8675309 is right about the target. Way back in time in the early 1900's you had to shoot your stream of water from your nozzle into a pipe connected to a barrel that you had to fill to a certain point such as in buckets.
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Post by Historian on Feb 28, 2008 23:15:38 GMT -5
Way back in time in the early 1900's you had to shoot your stream of water from your nozzle into a pipe connected to a barrel that you had to fill to a certain point such as in buckets. I bring back an old thread to point out a part of our history, and recognize an innovator. Some time after WWII, a man named Daniel Seip developed the spring loaded tripping target that we have today. It replaced the target board we see in the photo above. It was a great invention. If you find a very old target, look on the side of the body and you will find a very small plate riveted there. It will say: Daniel Seip, 84 Bucket Lane, Levittown, N.Y. He forever left his mark on fire department drill team racing. Thanks, Dan! |
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Post by SplatterLadder on Mar 2, 2008 14:10:45 GMT -5
The track (as shown in previous posts on this website) is at New Hyde Park. The school in the backround (to the East) is the NHP Road School.
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Post by cbiscuit on Mar 2, 2008 14:57:47 GMT -5
Charles "Pat" Protivansky ~~~~~~ 2nd and 4th pic sitting on the running board with the brim of his hat turned up... also, these pics were definitely the late 40's early 50's... late 50's they changed their uniforms...
that is all i got... still working on the other members in the pics...
Chris "C-Biscuit"
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Post by 911pix on Mar 2, 2008 16:59:56 GMT -5
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Post by Historian on Mar 2, 2008 17:46:39 GMT -5
Yes, definitly in the post war 40's.
There are photos on this site of the 1948 7th Battalion Drill on Madison Avenue in Hempstead, where the Seip target was already in use.
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Post by 911pix on Mar 3, 2008 18:52:13 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to go with "sometime between 1945 and 1948", unless you advise differently -
Thanks, Mike
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Post by BallBreaker on Apr 7, 2008 11:46:47 GMT -5
Charles "Pat" Protivansky ~~~~~~ 2nd and 4th pic sitting on the running board with the brim of his hat turned up... also, these pics were definitely the late 40's early 50's... late 50's they changed their uniforms... Chris "C-Biscuit" thanks for the info, I'll pass it along to the old timers at the firehouse, see if it sparks up some old memories and some more stories. Matt Ball Breakers |
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Post by cbiscuit on Apr 14, 2008 22:34:29 GMT -5
any time Matt... sorry I havent come up with anymore names...
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