Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.19.517
Accession#:
2009.19
Credit Line:
Donated by the Juneau Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Xmas 1983
Date:
December 1983
Description:
Color photograph of people standing on a fire truck.
The picture is of the side of a fire truck. The front of the fire truck is on the proper right. The truck has "NEAU FIRE DEPT". visible on its side on the proper right. It also has a white sign with "MERRY" outlined in red and colored green at the top on the proper left. There is a silver ladder on top of the truck. There are three firemen dressed in their yellow fire fighting uniforms and helmets. One fireman is standing on the steps behind the cab of the fire truck. He is facing the camera and has his right arm up and his left hand is in his jacket pocket. He has a brown mustache. He is identified as "T. Cobb" by the name written in pen on the piece of paper the photo was taped to. Behind him is another fireman. He is sitting on the top of the truck and is looking to the proper left. He has a reddish colored beard. He is identified was B. Kruger by the name written in pen on the paper the photo was taped to. Next to him is a girl with red pants and a pink jacket with red stripes running vertically on the front. She has a grey beanie and gloves on and is looking toward the proper left. She is sitting on her heels on top of the truck. Next to her and above the "MERRY" banner is a woman with a grey jacket on. It has a dark shade of grey on top and a light grey shade on the bottom. She also has a grey beanie with a pom—pom on top and is wearing grey gloves. She is looking toward the proper left. This woman is identified as S. Judson by the name written in pen on the piece of paper the photo was taped to. In the bottom proper left corner is the third fireman. Only his shoulders and head are visible. He is looking down toward the proper right. Most of him has been pulled off when a piece of tape holding the photo to a sheet of paper was being removed. It is held on by the piece of tape that was being removed. This fireman is identified as W. Whistler by the name written in pen on the piece of paper the photo was taped to.
Xmas 1983 is written on the paper to which the photo is taped.
People:
Judson, S.
Whistler, Wendell
Cobb, T.
Kruger, Bruce
Search Terms:
Archival
Photograph
History
Emergency Service
Fire
Click to Enlarge
Xmas 1983Xmas 1983