New York State Archives, NYSA_A3045-78_D47_NZ252
Document Description
A fire engine at work in New York City, circa 1900.
Questions
What are the people doing in the photograph?
How does this fire engine move?
Was the life of a firefighter who had a family an easy or hard one? Explain.
Historical Challenges
Research the famous Triangle Shirt Factory fire. What were some positive effects of this tragedy?
Interdisciplinary Connections
English Language Arts: Write a newspaper article as if it were the year 1900 that describes safety precautions one must take to prevent fires.
Art: Create a poster for fire safety week.
Resources
Anderson, Catherine. Fire Truck Factory. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2005. ISBN: 1403461627
Marston, Hope Irvin. Fire Truck. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1996. ISBN: 0525652310
Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois. Fire Engines. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2001. ISBN: 0766016439
Osborne, Mary Pope. New York's Bravest. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. ISBN: 0375821961
Fortney, Mary T. Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1998. ISBN: 1575050897
Winkleman, Katherine K. Firehouse. New York: Walker, 1994. ISBN: 0802783163.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. Pumpers, Boilers, Hooks and Ladders: A Book of Fire Engines. New York: Dial Press, 1961.
Tamarin, Alfred H. Fire Fighting in America. New York: Macmillan, 1971.
Greene, Jacqueline Dembar. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. New York: Bearport, 2007. ISBN: 1597163597
Schaefer, A. R. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2004. ISBN: 0836853830