Annual Parade, New York Fire Department (1904)

Taken in front of the reviewing stand at Madison Square, New York city. Shows the arrival of Mayor McClellan, and other New York officials. The parade is headed by Chief Croker and battalion chiefs. The firemen march in double columns reaching across the street from curb to curb and are followed by engines, hook and ladder trucks, water-towers, etc. The life-saving crews carry scaling ladders, nets and other paraphernalia.