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Fred Crismon
Softcover
160 pages
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Fire Engines
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Fire Engines features 300 photos of American fire engines from turn-of-the-century horseless carriages to the modern American-LaFrance, Seagrave, and Mack models.A nostalgic scrapbook of archival and contemporary photos that highlights the evolution of the motorized fire engine.
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| Weight | 0.58 kg |
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| Dimensions | 27 × 21 × 1 cm |
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