The Grand Opening of Fire Station #2 (With Food!), Ashland, Oregon, 1966

SOHS Film 0401
Link to SOHS website film description:
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This silent film clip was aired on 3-25-1966 on the regular evening news program of KMED/KOBI in Medford, Oregon.

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An official cuts the ribbon, officially opening Fire station #2 in Ashland. And because officials love nothing more than cutting ribbons, the official cuts it a second time, but using his lighter’s flame, which appears to not have been as effective as he and fire chief thought it would be. It then shows all the attendees being dished out food, (appears to be beans, potato salad, and something else that I can’t identify) getting tours of the building, looking at antique fire trucks, and getting a look under the hood of their then current trucks.

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