R. D. Wood fire hydrant

Item information

Title:

R. D. Wood fire hydrant

Description:

This fire hydrant is located in front of Leazar Hall and is apparently not dated, but the many coats of paint it has received over the years make it virtually impossible to read whatever words were cast into the hydrant when it was manufactured. This hydrant is identified by its size, shape, and features as a R. D. Wood "Improved" model, with two-tier bonnet, short bonnet dome, and a one-piece barrel. It was manufactured in Philadelphia probably before 1939, when R. D. Wood hydrants with two-piece barrels went into production. The two-tier bonnet was inspired by the design of the US Capitol dome.

Topics:

Campus and Town

Subjects:

Fires

Original Format:

Digital photograph, color

Item identifier:

funk_hydrant0005

Photographer:

Funkhouser, Edward T. more info on Funkhouser, Edward T. (Edward Truman), 1946- 

Created Date:

circa 2001-06-27

Genre:

Close-up views

Names:

North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University 
North Carolina State University -- Facilities more info on North Carolina State University -- Facilities 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

Edward T. Funkhouser Photographs