Caption: Five Washington University students pose with an
antique steam-powered fire engine on Oct. 14, 1932, during the
annual "fire prevention week." The old engine was parked at
Kingshighway and Lindell Boulevard. Firefighters kept hot water
in the boilers and fuel in the fireboxes, and would ignite the
fuel upon receiving calls. This steam engine originally was
pulled by horses, but is shown with a one-wheeled motorized
tractor that was installed in 1918. The department didn't use
modified tractor-steamers long because they were unstable,
sometimes falling over on tight turns. Standing along the engine
are, from left, Helen Wallace, Dorothy Lehnertz, Hope Bridges,
Muriel Hicks and Norma Branditz. (Post-Dispatch) Album ID:
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