WOODEN STICKS & IRON MEN, Bill Noonan, 2000
If you've ever wondered what the job used to be like, or if you'd like to remember how the job was when you started out, then acclaimed fire photographer Bill Noonan's new book, Wooden Sticks & Iron Men, is a required addition to your firematic collection.
Wooden Sticks & Iron Men contains over 200 rare photos of the Boston Fire Department from the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s selected from Billy's extensive private collection: spectacular action shots of the fireground; shots of now vintage apparatus at work; numerous examples of the Boston Fire Department's renowned ladderwork; equipment that at the time was the cutting edge; and the finest firefighting gear existing technology could offer - dungarees and rubber coats!
These photos convey in stunning detail the extreme hazards of being a jake when the ladders you raised were wooden sticks. Fortunately, the men who raised the ladders with you were made of stronger stuff.
6" x 9", 176 pages, 200 B&W photos, hardcover BW7600 / $24.95
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