Throwback Thursday: Local Police and Fire Departments of yesteryear

This week the My Ballard team wanted to take a look back at the police and fire departments that served the neighborhood back in the day.

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A group of policeman on horseback riding down a Ballard street in 1905.

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Police marching in the May 17th Parade back in 1910.

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The Ballard Police Station Force in front of Ballard City Hall in 1907, with their small dog.

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A SFD crew outside Seattle Fire Station 18 at 5429 Russell Ave (current site of Hi-Life) in 1922.

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A fireman atop the roof of the burning Seattle Cedar Mill at Salmon Bay in 1958.

Photos courtesy of Ballard Historical Society.

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