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Queen Street engine house, Halifax, N.S.

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Converted in 1877, The Queen Street Engine House was home to the Union Engine Company No.6. Fire was a significant destructive force in a growing city made predominantly of wooden structures built closely together. Steam powered fire-engines were a welcomed acquisition in 1861, like this No. 3 Steam Fire-engine pictured on display. By Confederation, Halifax led the Dominion in firefighting equipment and technology.

Date: 1908

Reference: Halifax Public Libraries Postcard Collection Halifax Central Library HPL-PC-0023

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