PATERSON FIRE HISTORY
  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2023
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
    • TICE FAMILY
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
    • FMBA VIDEOS
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1942 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1943 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1944 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1965 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1967 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1969 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1971 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1972 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1973 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1975 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1976 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1977 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1979 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1980 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 2010 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2011 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2014 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2016 ANNUAL BALL
  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • STATISTICS
  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON

Paterson's Pierce Apparatus

Since 1940 Pierce Manufacturing has built fire apparatus in Appleton WI., and Bradenton, FL. 

Paterson bought three Pierce apparatus with the  Saber® chassis which were designed to deliver advanced visibility, greater space, improved ergonomics and streamlined serviceability at an affordable price. The 30' in length stainless steel body, diesel pumpers were 1500 GPM. 
1996-1998 (or December 1995?): Three RD Murray 1500 GPM pumpers, painted white, enter  service at Engine 1 (1996), Engine 5 (1996),  Engine 4 (1998) 
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June 2015: Ladder Truck
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Dedication Plaque to FF Joseph Parkin Sr
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In quarters December 2016 - Dayspring Photo
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November 2015 - Armory Fire
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November 2015 Armory Fire
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May 2017 - Mutual aid in Prospect Park
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May 2017
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October 31, 2017 - Auburn Street - Peter Danzo photo
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April 22, 2020 McBride Ave - BTF photo
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June 12, 2020 Fair Street - BTF photo
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2022 Todd Hollritt photo
December 2015: 5 new Pierce Arrow XT 1500 GPM Pumpers
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Engine 1 - Madison Avenue Firehouse
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Madison Avenue Firehouse
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December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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April 23, 2020 - McBride Avenue - BTF photo
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July 2017 outside McBride Avenue FH
Engine 4 Northside Firehouse (Temple Street)
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Northside Firehouse (Temple Street)
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In quarters December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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In quarters December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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In quarters December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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Main Street September 2017
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June 12, 2020 Fair Street =- BTF photo
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September 2022 - Ron Bombaro photo

​Engine 5 Riverside Firehouse (Lafayette Street)
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Riverside Firehouse (Lafayette Street)
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In quarters December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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In quarters December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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Riverside Firehouse - December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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June 14, 2020 - Butler Street - BTF photo
Engine 6  Southside Firehouse (Getty Avenue)
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Southside Firehouse (Getty Avenue)
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In bay at Southside Firehouse
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June 12, 2020 Fair Street - BTF photo
Engine 7  McBride Avenue Firehouse (Headquarters)
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MacBride Avenue Firehouse (Fire Headquarters)
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June 12, 2020 - Fair Street - BTF photo
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Vince Marchese photo
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December 2016 - Dayspring photo
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Dayspring photo
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Dayspring photo
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Dayspring photo - December 2016
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June 14, 2020 Butler Street - BTF photo
Fire Scenes Photos
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January 2017 - Peter Danzo photo
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December 2017- 3rd Avenue
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12th Avenue Fire
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McBride Avenue extension fire scene
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February 2016
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April 2017 East 30th Street
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February 19, 2016 East 37th Street
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2015
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Walnut Street October 2017
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Todd Hollritt photo
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Todd Hollritt photo
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March 2016 Pacific Street
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2017 McBride Avenue Extension
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2017: New Pierce Ladder 3 tiller
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Factory Photo
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Photo at Pierce Factory
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At McBride Avenue prior to entering service
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At McBride Avenue prior to entering service
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At McBride Avenue prior to entering service - June 2017
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June 2017 - Ladder raising at McBride Avenue FH
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June 30, 2017:  New Pierce Arrow XT Aerial enters service at Ladder 3. It's first run was at 1815 Hrs. for Incident # 173079 for an activated fire alarm (due to unattended cooking) at 100 Butler Street ​
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July 6, 2017 East 26th Street fire
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July 6, 2017 East 26th Street fire
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At Riverside FH - December 2017 (Dayspring photo)
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At Riverside FH - December 2017 (Dayspring photo)
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At Riverside FH - December 2017 (Dayspring photo)
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In quarters December 2017 (Dayspring photo)
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In quarters December 2017 (Dayspring photo)
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Backijgitno quarters December 2017 - Dayspring photo
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Market Street Fire September 2017
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October 31, 2017 - Auburn Street - Peter Danzo photo
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December 27, 2018 - Vince Marchese Photo
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January 2021 Ron Bombaro photo
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January 2021 Ron Bombaro photo
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L3 at FF ceremony at St Joseph's Hospital - Todd Hollritt photo
December 2017 Pierce Arrow XT 100' Tower Ladder 1  (factory photo)
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Northside Firehouse (Temple Street)
December 27, 2017:  Ladder arrived at ​McBride Avenue Headquarters 
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December 28, 2017: at Mcbride Avenue
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Photo from driver's seat looking towards captain's seat
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View from captain's seat
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Looking front front to rear cab compartment
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View from rear compartment towards Captain's seat
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Step into rear compartment
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Rear compartment seat
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January12, 2018:  @1500 Hrs - Ladder 1 Pierce Arrow Aerial enters service at Madison Avenue FH.

January 17, 2017: First fire and extra alarm (3rd) for new Ladder 1 on East 25th Street
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Peter Danzo Photo
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Peter Danzo Photo
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Peter Danzo photo
January 26, 2018:  -  Ladder 1 operating on Temple Street - Ron Bombaro video
May 15, 2018: Ladder 1 parked on Green Street - Assisting E6 at car fire on Main Street
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Todd Hollritt photo
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April 23 McBride Avenue - BTF photo
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June 6, 2020 - Bombaro Photo
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June 6, 2020 - Bombaro Photo
September 10, 2022- Engines 1 and 5 collide at Broadway and Straight Streets
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2023
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
    • TICE FAMILY
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
    • FMBA VIDEOS
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1942 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1943 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1944 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1945 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1946 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1947 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1948 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1949 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1950 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1951 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1952 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1953 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1954 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1955 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1956 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1957 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1958 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1959 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1960 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1961 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1962 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1963 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1964 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1965 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1966 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1967 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1968 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1969 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1970 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1971 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1972 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1973 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1975 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1976 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1977 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1979 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1980 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1981 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1982 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1983 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1984 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1985 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1986 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1987 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1988 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1989 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1990 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1991 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1992 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1993 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1994 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1995 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1996 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1997 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1998 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1999 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2000 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2001 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2002 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2003 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2004 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2005 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2010 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2011 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2014 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2016 ANNUAL BALL
  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • STATISTICS
  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON