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Western Springs 125th anniversary parade

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Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

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This entry was posted on August 25, 2019, 3:30 PM and is filed under Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

6 Comments

• #1 by Austin on August 28, 2019 - 3:35 PM

  

  Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it.

• #2 by Matt on August 27, 2019 - 6:34 AM

  

  It is a 1952 Ward LaFrance 85T with a 750 GPM Pump and an overhead ladder rack. The overhead rack allows the engine to carry more ladders and was a common option for small fire departments who did not have a city service, service aerial or H&L. CFD also had ladder racks on several of their engines such as E88 in areas where ladder companies were not close by.

• #3 by JBavitz on August 26, 2019 - 1:56 PM

  

  Yes it is a Ward LaFrance Crabby. Quite a few of these were in the burbs. Great rigs! This one I’m guessing to be 54-56.
  Also the white object is a cover for the ladders it carried.

• #4 by CrabbyMilton on August 26, 2019 - 11:55 AM

  

  That is a WARD LaFRANCE isn’t it?

• #5 by Austin on August 26, 2019 - 11:00 AM

  

  Some nice eye candy there. Question, what is on the top of the Western Springs white engine? Is it just some sort of cover/holder for the ladders, or is it for something else? I just haven’t really seen anything like that before.

• #6 by CrabbyMilton on August 26, 2019 - 6:13 AM

  

  A nice cross section of rigs there.

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