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Fire Department: Letters and Material Pertaining to Purchase of New Fire Truck, 1948

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Documentation and correspondence pertaining to the purchase of a new Fire Truck for Millburn Township from the Mc Cabe-Powers Auto Body Company in 1948 and Operator's Manual for 1948 Ford Bonus Built Trucks. Letters date from September 8, 1948-January 31, 1949 and detail the specifications, payment and mistake in the order. Fire Chief J. David Hayes was the correspondent from Millburn.

2026.014.003

2026.014

Ford Operator's Manual

8-3/4 in

5-3/4 in

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