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1924 antique FIRE DEPARTMENT lake city mn GROVER DIEPENBROCK engineering letter
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Original April 10, 1924 Fire and Water Engineering letter addressed to Grover Diepenbrock, Chief of the Fire Department, Lake City, Minnesota. The sheet measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches and features an especially attractive illustrated FIRE AND WATER ENGINEERING letterhead from the publication\'s offices at 318–326 West 39th Street, New York. The orange-and-black masthead incorporates two firefighting-related illustrations and identifies the publication as “The Journal of the Fire Protection and Water Supply Fields,” published weekly since 1877.
The letter congratulates Grover Diepenbrock on his “new position,” noting that his appointment was mentioned on page 549 of the publication. The remainder is essentially a solicitation encouraging the new chief to subscribe to Fire and Water Engineering for 7½ cents per week. It closes “Cordially yours, FIRE AND WATER ENGINEERING” and bears a handwritten signature above the printed title Vice President.
This is more historically interesting than an ordinary promotional letter because the recipient can be independently connected with the actual Lake City Fire Department. The City of Lake City\'s official fire department history lists Grover Diepenbrock among its past fire chiefs, confirming the position represented in this 1924 document.
Additional local history adds another dimension to Diepenbrock\'s biography. Lake City Historical Society material identifies Grover Diepenbrock with the Lake City Machine Shop, showing him in a period photograph with Fred Rolandt and Jack Burnhardt and dating the Diepenbrock & Rolandt operation to 1922. Later family records also firmly associate Grover and his family with Lake City.
A very nice piece of 1920s Minnesota firefighting history, combining a named and researchable fire chief, documented appointment-era correspondence, an important professional fire-protection trade journal, and highly displayable illustrated letterhead. It should appeal to collectors of fire department memorabilia, firefighting ephemera, Minnesota history, Lake City history, genealogy, occupational documents, and vintage trade-journal material.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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