Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Unlined flax firehose

Unlined flax tow fire hose. The CCC oversaw as many as 32 separate federal and state forest camps. Fire prevention and suppression were among the CCCers' chief activities, making fire hose like this one standard equipment.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1932
Identifer: accession 65.268

Unlined flax firehose