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LOOKING BACK – Liberty Hook & Ladder Company #2

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PERTH AMBOY –  Liberty Hook & Ladder Company #2. Note the tiller on the right. It had two steering wheels. The third man from the left (with the horn) is my Great-Great Uncle William Massopust. The photo was taken on State Street. Note the trolley tracks.  – Katherine Massopust

Detail photo:

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Photo courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Public Library

This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission

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