State Historical Society of Iowa

Fire Station No. 1 in Waterloo, 1908

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Fire Station Number One is an ornate brick building with three horse-drawn fire wagons and one early automobile firetruck all displayed in the front of the building along with firefighters.
Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, 1908

Description

Fire Station No. 1 and its response teams are shown in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1908. In 1910, 26,693 people lived in Waterloo, Iowa, and by 2010, the population had grown to 68,406.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Is Waterloo, Iowa, a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
  • If this fire station is named “Fire Station Number 1,” make a prediction about the number of fire stations in Waterloo, Iowa.
  • Compare and contrast this image with the Waterloo fire truck, the firefighters in New York and the fire truck in Shenandoah, Iowa. What is the same? What is different?