1924: Heroic efforts of Hannibal firefighters saved original Eugene Field School building
Elwena Barrett Carr, president of the Class of 1939, Eugene Field Junior High School, is pictured in this 1939 photo of the girls'...
Memories of a former fireman
By MARY LOU MONTGOMERY “Cleo Kennedy died on the South Side. I was the oldest sleeper and I got his regular job. “When Chief Gwinner...
Hanging on to the side of a fire truck, with wind whipping you in the face
Today's firefighters ride in enclosed cabs when en route to a fire. That wasn't the case back in the 1940s, when Joe Farrell was a...
Firefighting: Some things never change
Joe Farrell, who joined the Hannibal Fire Department as a "sleeper" while still in high school in 1939, talks firefighting with Mark...
Fire truck in service for 23+ years
Joe Farrell, former Hannibal firefighter, remembers when this old truck was in service on Hannibal's South Side. Joe said that the early...
June 1939: Hannibal’s three companies of fire fighters
June 1939 This photo of Hannibal’s firefighters was taken in June 1939, according to Joe Farrell of Hannibal. He was so new as a member...
Generations apart, these firefighters have walked in the same ashes
Joe Farrell, Hannibal firefighter hired in 1939, visits with Mark Kempker of the Hannibal Fire Department. The men discuss how...
Early fire-fighting apparatus
19th Century Ahrens Steam Pumper Heather Gibson took this photo of a steam pumper at the Lincoln museum in Springfield, Ill. The pumper...
2006: Old Hannibal fire truck has new life in Louisiana
The snorkle truck was used to fight a fire in the 200 block of Broadway during January 1969. Next to the snorkle truck is the Old...
1908: Ice house burns to foundation; yet 20 carloads of ice blocks salvaged
The industry that evolved around ice harvesting and storage in Hannibal is indicative of the era before refrigeration. Ice harvesting...