Old Fire Alarm System Rests On Historic Laurels

Fire_Dept_Fire_Stations_File1_08_14_1966_02.jpg

Title

Old Fire Alarm System Rests On Historic Laurels

Subject

Local news

Description

Alarm's Brain . . . was this copper, brass, glass and white marble beauty known as a repeater. All 40 street fire alarm boxes were monitored through the device. Ticker tape punched out code to correspond to alarm box number.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil August 14, 1966

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1966-08-14

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Fire_Dept_Fire_Stations_File1_08_14_1966_02.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

10 cm x 12 cm