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Children on Fire Truck

Date: 10 05 1935
Description: Three children and a fireman sitting on a fire truck.
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Aerial Fire Truck with Fire Fighters

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is drivin...
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Fire Chief John Lahm

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Fire Chief John Lahm standing in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street.
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Aerial Fire Truck

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck is parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is dri...
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DVA Women on Fire Truck

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i...
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Horse & Wagon in front of Strand Theater

Date: 12 27 1930
Description: View across street towards an advertisement for the movie "Third Alarm" on the side of a fire wagon with two fire fighters being pulled by horses in front ...
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Fire Fighter at Work

Date: 1934
Description: Fire chief at work. He is also a student earning his way through the University of Wisconsin.
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Madison's Old Central Fire Station, 1881-1904

Date: 1902
Description: Madison's old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster Street, with two ladder wagons pictured in front of the station. The wagon on the left is ...
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Madison's Old Central Fire Station & Police Station

Date: 1900
Description: Madison's old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster Street, with Police Station on the left. Probably photographed at the turn of the century ...
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Fire Company Wagon

Date: 1902
Description: Madison fire fighters with a hose wagon near the intersection of Webster Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Fire Station on State Street

Date: 1902
Description: Station #2 of the Madison Fire Department at 125 State Street. Several men in uniform pose in front of the building with a horse-drawn wagon. A sign on the...
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Madison Original Fire Station No. 3

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Description: Madison original Fire Station No. 3 (1902-1954), 1217 Williamson St. The driver is Albert Fell. Standing are George Eichman, Ole Johnson, and Ed Heick.
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Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: First Assistant Fire Chief Patrick J. Brown with microphone, and Fireman Grant Prideau receiving radio instructions from Fire Chief Edward J. Page, demonst...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsors

Date: 06 16 1948
Description: Several members of Local 311, Madison Firemen's union, are posed around Dick Lerwick, whom the union is sponsoring in the 1948 Soap Box Derby. Kneeling Ed...
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John Hoffman on Old Fire Truck

Date: 08 10 1948
Description: Close-up of Fireman John Hoffman at the wheel of a 1929 pumper truck which is going to be "retired".
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Madison Fire Truck and Fire Station

Date: 08 10 1948
Description: Looking south on South Webster Street with the soon to be "retired" pumper fire truck and six fire fighters, parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 1...
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New Madison Fire Truck

Date: 09 03 1948
Description: Fire Chief Edward J. Page (right) and Lieut. Albert Rogg standing next to one of three new Madison fire truck at the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webs...
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Retiring Asssistant Fire Chief S.C.A. Ratcliffe

Date: 02 22 1949
Description: Assistant Fire Chief Sebastian C.A. Ratcliffe shaking hands with three fire fighters with whom he has teamed to fight many fires in Madison. The photograph...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1890
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon in front of several brick buildings, including the Capitol Publishing building, near the water tower. The man driving the wagon may...
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Madison old Central Fire Station

Date: 1900
Description: Madison old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster St. Three men driving horse-drawn ladder trucks in front of Madison Fire Station, 10 S. Webs...

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