Inaugural parade call box by Helen Betts

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21-Jun-2026

Inaugural parade call box

Another one of DC’s historic call boxes, employed by the fire department as early as 1864 for use by residents to report a blaze. This one was seen downtown and displays the inaugural parades of presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Garfield, Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan.

Through the looking glass, posted earlier:

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Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		23-Jul-2026 05:47
Great shot of this his historic call box. V

Nirvan Hope		23-Jul-2026 04:31
Interesting pieces of history put together.

Dennis Hoyne		23-Jul-2026 03:45
It's so nice to see these bits of history!

laine		23-Jul-2026 02:41
An excellent recording of history... V

Charlene Ambrose		23-Jul-2026 00:52
What an interesting piece of history! V

David Buzzeo		22-Jul-2026 23:59
A window into the past. V

Denise J T Lee		22-Jul-2026 23:26
This one is a big treasure. Don't lose this photo..... ~VVVVV++~

Isabel Cutler		22-Jul-2026 22:16
Charming!

janescottcumming		22-Jul-2026 21:45
That’s great looking! V

Nick Paoni		22-Jul-2026 20:54
What a cool piece of history.

Dan Opdal		22-Jul-2026 20:52
Great find and beautiful display! Thank you for sharing. V

Gerard KOEHL		22-Jul-2026 16:40
Superbe prise historique. V

Nestor Derkach		22-Jul-2026 16:04
Excellent call box sure does have a bit of history attached to it with a date of 1864. Very nice photo Helen. Vote

Ursula Miller		22-Jul-2026 15:31
This is a great find! V

jtocaciu		22-Jul-2026 15:07
Valuable to share! VVVVV+

Carl Carbone		22-Jul-2026 14:25
Interesting find.

joseantonio		22-Jul-2026 13:25
nice image and information.V