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Edinburgh Central Fire Station showing tower
Drummond Shiels, 1930, Photograph
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Edinburgh Central Fire Station showing tower
Edinburgh Central Fire Station showing tower
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21234
Title
Edinburgh Central Fire Station showing tower being used for rescue drill
Description
A rescue drill is being carried out at the back of Edinburgh Central Fire Station on Lauriston Place. The stations tower has a long ladder placed against it and a fireman stands near the top winching down a man in a sling. Other firemen stand at the bottom, one of whom is holding on to a rope.
Artist / maker
Drummond Shiels
Date
1930
Size
15.4 x 20.5 cm
Type
Photograph
This image is from the collections of the
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
, formerly the Museum of Fire at Lauriston Place.
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Whose Town? Arthur Pordage
Museum of Fire Collections
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