Hook and Ladder Company, 1906

Courtesy Raleigh Fire Department

Winners at the 19th Annual State Fireman's Association Tournament in Asheville, members of the Hook and Ladder Company are pictured from left to right: (on truck) laddermen John R. Billings, Edward B. Parish, L. Preston Brooks, Edgar D. Peebles; and Driver Eugene A. Lasater; (on ground), catcher George W. Mabry; asst. buttman W. Cleveland Underhill; buttman J.R. Watson; climber P.M. Mangum; and Capt. John S. Wynne. The horses are "John" and "Tom." The steel-framed service truck was named "W.R. Womble."