City of Wichita - 12 - A New Beginning 1973

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1973

1973 - Rock Island Warehouse.

1973 - Rock Island Warehouse.

1973 - Rock Island Warehouse, A-Z.

1973 - Rock Island Warehouse - Aerial 2 - "In harm's way."

January 20, 1973 - Graham Paper Co., 124 N. Rock Island.

January 20, 1973 - Another overcome at the Graham Paper Co.

January 20, 1973 - A break at Graham Paper Co.

January 20, 1973 - Graham Paper Co., east side of building.

May 3, 1973 - Sutherland Lumber Company, 700 E. 21st St.

1973 - Car accident - 3110 S. McLean.

Clark "Zeke" Mathewson with District Chief G.E. Miller at Station No. 2.
Personal business leave (one day per year) was approved, chargeable to sick leave.

For the second time in the history of the Wichita Fire Department, the color of apparatus was changed from the traditional "Fire Engine Red" to a lime-yellow. The first instance was Brownewell's blue car. From this time on, only the new colored machines would be purchased and gradually the red fire truck will fade into the past - reminiscent of the old fire steed giving way to motors.

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