Keystone State Relics

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Old Chief 48

1972 Chevrolet Malibu







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Chief 48

1974 Ford Crown Victoria







"Photographer Unknown"

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Old Chbief 48 and Old Chief 48-1

1988 Ford Bronco and a 1984 Ford







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Engine 48

1922 Packard







"Photographer Unknown"

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Old Engine 48-3

1938 International







"Photographer Unknown"

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Old Engine 48

1947 L-Model Mack







"Photographer Unknown"

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Old Engine 48

1969 Hahn

This is a picture of it when it was painted red.







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.



Here is a picture of it after it was repainted the white and yellow and refurbed by the Swab Wagon Company in 1982, and it was renumbered to Engine 48-1.



Old Engine 48-1

1969 Hahn/1982 Swab







Picture by Joe Dooley.

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Old Engine 48-1

1956 Oren







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Medic 4

1985 Chevrolet Suburban







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Medic 4

1990 GMC/Ashley







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Rescue 48

1951 International







"Photographer Unknown"

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Old Rescue 48

1958 Ford/Bruco







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Rescue 48

1976 Ford/Swab







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Old Tanker 48

1971 F-Model Mack/?

X-Hershey Chocolate Factory Truck







Picture by Richard B. Rudisill.

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Some comments on the Hershey photos. All the B/W photos with captions are copied from my book, "Protecting His Dream"-a short history of the Hershey FD. Although the majority of the photos are mine, some of the photos credited to me in these posts were obtained from various sources when writing the book. These sources are listed in the book's preface. Anyone wanting to view color versions of some of my photos should check FIREWAGONPHOTO.COM.



Post 2614--this steamer was previously incorrectly identified as belonging to Hershey and was on their website at one time. Hershey's only steamer was a smaller size and is currently displayed in the Hershey Museum.



Post 2622--this is the 1984 Ford pictured in post 2623. It was incorrectly identified in this photo from a book on chief's cars. Their first chief's car was the 1979 Malibu (former Derry Twp. police car) obtained in 1981 and shown in post 2621.



Richard B. Rudisill

Trustee and 38 year member of Hershey FD

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Thanks for the corrections to some of my posts Richard, I knew your collection was used extensively for the book and I was unsure how many of the photos were taken by you. I tired to gauge by the year of the apparatus as to weather you took them or not.



Now on to today's only picture.



Oberlin Gardens Fire Company. Company 49. This company is no longer in service. They were a very small company in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. It was formed in 1953 and officially closed their doors in 1990. In that time they only had 3 rigs. The first was a 1941 American LaFrance which I have never seen a photo off. There next piece was a 1950 L-Model Mack which was posted earlier in this thread or in the Mack thread and that is the only picture I have seen of the Mack. There final piece was the following piece:



Old Engine 49

1963 Hahn

1,000 GPM/500 GWT

X-Engine 33, Colonial Park







"Photographer Unknown"

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Do you have any Classics from Western Pennsylvania, such as Greensburg and North Huntingdon Twp.?