Accession#:
1993-209
Title:
Fire Chief Will Airey
Date:
1949
Catalog Date:
07/02/2002
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Classification:
Firehouse
Organizations
Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Local Groups
Dedication
Organizations
Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Local Groups
Dedication
Collection:
SBHS
Copyright:
SBHS
Description:
A black and white original photograph of Volunteer Fire Department, part of Stinson Beach Fire Protection District. The first Fire Chief, Will Airey, sits in front of the Fire House on Dedication Day, 1949. School girls in uniform stand on the left and volunteer firemen stand to the right. The girls, left to right, are Lola Mancha and Joan Dittmar. The standing men, left to right, are Elting Hubbard, Manuel Fostine.
Event:
Dedication of fire house in 1949
Film Size:
35 mm
Frame #:
3a
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Negative #:
3
Notes:
On the back written,also: L. Airey Dedication of Firehouse 1950. "Bright red chair for the chief".
Object ID:
1993-209-01
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Orig/copy:
Original
People:
Mancha, Lola
Dittmar, Joan
Airey, Will
Hubbard, Elting
Fostine, Manuel
Dittmar, Joan
Airey, Will
Hubbard, Elting
Fostine, Manuel
Place:
Neighborhoods/Downtown (South End)/Highway 1 at Belvedere, SB
Print Size:
8" x 10"
Provenance:
This is one of the photographic prints given to us by Lance Becker who owned the Becker's by the Beach store in 1990s. It is indicated on the back that it was originally owned by Louise Airey, who was the wife of a cousin of the Airey Store , and the fire chief shown here. Will Airey and Louise owned and operated the Seabeach Hotel. Louise was also the teacher at Stinson Beach School.
Slide #:
3
Source:
Sadler, Mildred
Subjects:
Organizations-Stinson Beach Fire Department
Year Range from:
1949
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