A Female Firefighting Team on a Converted Motorcycle in London, 1925

Here is a 1925 photo of a Royal Enfield sidecar outfit. Posing with it are women firefighters of the Achille Serre, Ltd. company. This was a large dry cleaning establishment. Like Royal Enfield, it was so large it had its own fire brigade, staffed by women.

Women of Achille Serre Ltd’s Private Fire Brigade setting off on their motorcycle and sidecar to compete in the London Private Fire Brigades’ Tournament, ca. 1925. They are defending champions in the women’s events. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)