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1983.10.11192.1
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Young boy Frankie Williams with "Dimple," fire department horse, Seattle, 1922

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The Seattle Fire Department held a parade down 2nd Avenue in November 1922 as part of a farewell to veteran horses like "Dimple," shown here with a little boy outside Station 35. In June 1924, it was announced in the Seattle Times that all fire horses would be retired.

Handwritten on sleeve: Fire Dept Horses.
Webster & Stevens number: 98061

See Seattle Times Nov. 5, 1922 and June 4, 1924.
ID Number: 1983.10.11192.1
Date: 1922
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w; 5 x 7 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.11192.1
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Government and Public Services

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