1895 — 1972
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Click on any image to enlarge photograph. Picture postcard taken of the Niles Fire engine #1. All the people are standing out side the Fire Dept. building itself. |
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Niles Fire engine #1 inside fire station.
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Photo taken of the Niles Fire Station on W. Park Ave., Niles, Ohio. One of the early city halls, this building was torn down during urban renewal and the drive through branch of National City Bank stands there today. Dated Sept. 1975 |
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Picture of Niles City Fire Truck.
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1928
Niles Fire Dept. Chief James H. Swager, Capt. John
Davis and Lieutentant Jack Raffertry. Prior to renovation
of building in 1931. Fire Department entrance on Franklin Alley. |
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Fire
apparatus on the run. "Going to a fire" at Niles, Ohio
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1895
horse drawn fire engine. The first fire dept. was a volunteer organization
formed in 1870 and served with a second hand fire engine bought
from Pittsburgh by James Ward. This fire equipment was
purchased in 1875 and replaced in 1898. |
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1916 - Mr. Snelus, who was the mascot in this picture told us the reason this picture was taken was to show off the new LaFrance Pumper. It was the latest in fire equipment, pumping 750 gallons per minute. It had Dayton airless tires and was chain driven. When this picture was taken there were only two paid men in the department, the captain & the driver. Niles Fire Department- Almost 40 Years AgoHow many Niles residents remember what the local fire-fighting crew looked like almost 40 years ago? This photo was taken after a Labor Day parade. Standing on the ground are (l to r) Martin J. Quigley (not a member of the fire department), Frank Raub, volunteer; Capt. John Davis, regular; Elia Williams, volunteer; Joe Gerald, regular; and Ray Applebee, volunteer. On the truck are (l to r) Fire Chief Lex Orr; Fred Welsh, safety director; George Scriven, regular; Charles Raub, volunteer; James Snelus, then the young mascot of firemen and now a captain in the department; James Holloway, volunteer; Jack Rafferty, volunteer; and Nick Sayers, volunteer; Of thse pictured only Holloway, Scriven, Applebee and Snelus are still living. |
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A large
collection of citizens outside the city building/fire station on
a cold winter day. |
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In 1931
the old city building got a new addition on the front and the rest
of the building was extensively remodeled for the Police & Fire
Depts. Seated is Capt. J.W. Davis and Joe Gerald
(behind the wheel) Standing left to right is Chief James Swager,
George Neiss and James Snelus. |
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Early
photograph of the Niles Police Dept.- about 1915. Seated left to
right - Officer Williams, Officer Link
Rounds, Mayor F.E. Bryan (1914-1916), unknown, Officer
Fitzpatrick. Standing left to right: Officer Richard Neiss,
Officer Charles Mullet, unknown, Officer Lally.
Officer Charles Berline, unknown, unknown and Officer
Charles Nicholas. |
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The "Blue
Knights" of the Niles Police force, as shown here, were always
at the head of many parades that were organized for every public
occasion. Picture circa 1915. |
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Photo
taken of the old Police and Fire Station located on the east side
of the Post Office, on West Park Ave. in downtown Niles before urban
renewal. Dated June 27, 1972 |
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