Photograph
Handling a Fire Hose
| Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing Wisconsin Conservation Department uniforms. There are utility poles and a low building in the background. The description on the reverse of the photograph reads: "Eugene Able & Jerome Webb try their skill at fire fighting at the forest protection headquarters, Tomahawk." |
| Image ID: | 131795 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 1940 |
| Creator Name: | Coon, C. L. |
| City: | Tomahawk |
| County: | Lincoln |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH Series 2375.1.24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4 inches |
| At the time this photograph was taken, the Forest Protection Headquarters received reports from all the fire lookout towers in northern Wisconsin via telephone. A group of Georgia Junior Rangers toured Wisconsin as guests of the Wisconsin Conservation Department in 1940. Other views of the tour are Image ID: 131677, 131791, 131792, 131794, and 131820. |
| Buildings |
| Youth |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Uniforms |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Fire extinction |
| Fire fighters |
| Public utilities |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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