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| Title | Firemen H. E. Nordquist and Bill Delaney from Wallace, Idaho, ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Notes | Bill Delaney was the firetruck driver for the firestation in Wallace, Idaho during that time period.
Handwritten on verso: H. E. Nordquist and Bill Delaney. Wallace Fire Department, Wallace, Idaho (about 1905). |
| Contextual Notes | Wallace, Idaho was founded in 1884 by Colonel W.R. Wallace under the name Placer Center. In 1885 the name changed to Wallace. In 1886 Wallace received its first railroad followed by a Northern Pacific Line in 1891. By 1900 the town of Wallace was a major center for mining activities. In 1910 much of the town was destroyed by the largest U.S. forest fire in history. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Fire fighters--Idaho--Wallace; Group portraits |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Nordquist, H. E.; Delaney, Bill |
| Location Depicted | United States--Idaho--Wallace |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC1966
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Western United States Collection. PH Coll 392 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin ; b&w ; 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a ScanMaker 6800 at 100-175 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
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