Race riots plagued the U.S. in the 1960s.
In August 1964, trouble erupted in Paterson "when a pack of carousing teen-agers in the slum Fourth Ward began
pelting passing police cars with bottles and rocks," according to Time magazine.
Soon hundreds were in the streets, "smashing windows and hurling debris at police," according to Time.
Rioting continued on-and-off in Paterson through the decade amid decaying economic conditions.
Top photos shows open cab modified to deflect rocks, bottles and other debris on Paterson Truck 1, a 1962 Pirsch aerial ladder.
Top photos shows open cab modified to deflect rocks, bottles and other debris on Paterson Truck 1, a 1962 Pirsch aerial ladder.
