Kearns Allan & Co

iBase ID

302913

Reference identifier

HAC-H011-M313-2898-1

Title

Kearns Allan & Co

Place

Baxenden

Personal names

Jim Whittaker, T. Whittaker, Jack Rothwell, Jack Smith, J. Astin, Charlie Cave, Horace Salloway, Jack Condron, G. Johnson, Hugh Condron, Joe Williams, J. Woods, Harry Smith, Roland Mellelieu

General notes

Fire brigade float on lorry belonging to the British Cotton and Wool Dyers Association Ltd.c1920. Fire brigades used to hold competitions to see who could act fastest - this picture was possibly taken on one of those occasions.

Back row - L to R - Jim Whittaker, T. Whittaker, Jack Rothwell (Fire Chief), Jack Smith, J. Astin
Front row - L to R - Charlie Cave (died 1937 aged 78), Horace Salloway (died 1947 aged 65, buried in Haslingden Cemetery 19th August 1947) , Jack Condron (died 1954 aged 74), G. Johnson, ?? Joe Williams
Non-uniformed men at the rear of the engine - Hugh Condron (Jack's son born 1905), J. Woods (son of the village policeman), Roland Mellelieu, Harry Smith

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

Early 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Baxenden

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