Fred Paintin, town marshal, parks his car, 1954-1955
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Description
Fred Paintin,the Coralville town marshal from 1952 to 1957, leaves his car parked on the side of the road. The vehicle, a late 1940's Hudson, is outfitted with a stop light on its front and back. This is one of the last town marshal cars used in Coralville.
Because the Hudson didn't have a police radio or phone, Paintin spent his afternoons at a local restaurant called the Wagon Wheel. There, he drank coffee and waited for the phone to ring. The Wagon Wheel can be seen across the street; it is the first building to the left. The far right building, a white house, belonged to Edward Koser. This photo is taken from Koser's Store across Fifth Street (Brandstatter).
Coralville had town marshals from 1874 to 1956, when Police Chief John McGaffey was hired (Lovetinsky et al., p. 51).
Because the Hudson didn't have a police radio or phone, Paintin spent his afternoons at a local restaurant called the Wagon Wheel. There, he drank coffee and waited for the phone to ring. The Wagon Wheel can be seen across the street; it is the first building to the left. The far right building, a white house, belonged to Edward Koser. This photo is taken from Koser's Store across Fifth Street (Brandstatter).
Coralville had town marshals from 1874 to 1956, when Police Chief John McGaffey was hired (Lovetinsky et al., p. 51).
Source
Publisher
Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.
Date
Mid 1950s
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Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given.
Format
jpeg
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Coverage
Coralville, Iowa
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Citation
“Fred Paintin, town marshal, parks his car, 1954-1955,” Coralville Digital History Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://coralvilledigitalhistory.omeka.net/items/show/16.
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