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Metadata
Title |
Berne Volunteer Fire Department |
Date |
circa 1950s |
Description |
Berne Volunteer Fire Department - This photo of the Berne Volunteer Fire Dept. was tkaen outside the Berne Auditorium, probably in the early 1950s. You can clearly see the brick wall and windows of the auditorium, as well as, the overhang over the entrance on the right side of the photo. You can see the glass "scallops" that edge the overhang which lights would have been behind. The must have been made of colored or stained glass. You can also see that there used to be a light fixture in the two front corners of the overhang that had round, opaque bulb covers. A sign announcing "LADIES REST ROOM" can be seen to the left of the entrance and there is a sign above the entrance, which can only be partially seen, advertising a restaurant in the basement. The men are all wearing their dress uniforms with double breasted jackets featuring shiny, brass buttons and a badge. They are also wearing visored caps with a badge. Only some of the men are identified. Back row from left to right: Tim Bixler, ?, ---- Hirschy, Giggs Moser, Orval Kaesar, Tuck Clauser, ?, ?. Front row left to right: ----- Lehman, Cletus Gifford, Ermin Bixler, ?, James Sprunger, ?, Herman Kiefer. |
Catalog Number |
2022.002.171 |
People |
Kaeser, Orval Gifford, Cletus Bixler, Ermin David Sprunger, James Kiefer, Herman "Doc" Moser, Grover Cleveland "Jiggs", Jr. Clauser, Alfred Ezra "Tuck" Bixler, Tillman |
Search Terms |
Berne Volunteer Fire Department |
Photographer |
Gerber, Jacob |
Classification |
Exteriors Men Organizations |
Subjects |
auditorium fireman uniform hats |