New Bedford through the years - Public domain portrait print

Series of 5 images depicting testing of horse-drawn fire pump purchased by New Bedford Fire Department in 1894. Shows response to small test fire set on Central Wharf. Top left: Pump turning from Union Street onto North Front Street. Top right: Hose wagon driven by Ben King, Augustus King (4th assistant engineer) at back. Center left: Test on Central Wharf. Center right: Spectators watching test. Bottom: Firefighters at work on Central Wharf.
Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library