Description
This vintage postcard depicts a motorized fire engine, “The Pride of Hartford,” circa 1774, with brave firefighters in action. The back showcases a 1906 postmark, addressed to Whitinsville, Massachusetts. This early 20th-century postcard offers a fascinating glimpse into Hartford’s firefighting history.
Front Text (cleaned):
HHI
HECH
A 1774. The "Pride of Hartford," Hartford, Conn.
This is the kind we have in Hartford.
R.W.S.
Back Text (cleaned):
The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City. (Germany.)
POST CARD
AUG 17 1906
8:30 AM
Mr. Storer R. Wiggin,
Whitinsville,
Mass.
