THEN1: The fireboat Duwamish anchors at the downtown waterfront in 1910. It could pump 9,000 gallons of water a minute at 200-pound pressure. Reflecting the era of wooden craft, it was built with a “ram” bow capable of sinking blazing vessels. Ships later were constructed of steel, so when the Duwamish was dieselized in 1949, its bow was refashioned. (F.H. Noell postcard, courtesy Bob Carney)