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1904-02-04: An Account of the 1904 Stamford Town Hall Fire
John Klinger, a letter carrier, was the first to discover the flames. He was with John McMahon and [...]
1904-02-04: John George Schlechtweg Pumping the American LaFrance Steamer
This photo is of John George Schlechtweg, pumping the American LaFrance Steamer Engine at the Stamford Town Hall [...]
1905: Firefighter David Regan
David G Regan was appointed to the Fire Department on May 8, 1905. He was initially assigned to [...]
1907: Chief Harry Parker and His Officer Staff
Rear Row: William Sutton, Tom Brennan, Victor Veit and Seth FerrisSeated: James Mitchell, Fire Chief Harry Parker, Michael [...]
1909: The Stamford Fire Department Pictorial
The following pictorial contains photos that were scanned at high resolution and moderately enhanced to improve visibility. The [...]
1910-11-25: Captain George Hyland
Before and after Photoshop touch-up by Phil Hayes George Hyland joined the Stamford Fire Department at age 29 [...]
1910: Company Photo at Luther Street Fire Station
This photo was taken in front of the Luther Street Fire House. Since the new Central Fire Station [...]
1911-12-20: An article About Stamford’s First Fire Engine Trial
On December 20, 1911, Fire & Water Engineering Magazine (now Fire Engineering) published an interesting article about the [...]