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The Conklin Fire

Date: 1915
Description: Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames.
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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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Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
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Wisconsin State Journal Building Fire

Date: 11 19 1947
Description: Elevated view of three fire trucks at a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 South Carroll Street. Other buildings on the street, looking ...
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Banquet for Fire Captain Roy B. Herrling

Date: 01 11 1949
Description: Guests at the head table at a banquet for Fire Captain Roy B. Herrling held at the No. 4 station. From left are, Chief Edward J. Page, Captain Herrling, As...
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Ann Emery Hall Fire

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: Firemen are carrying a hose up an extension ladder during a fire at Ann Emery Hall, 263-71 Langdon Street.
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Town of Madison Fire Trucks

Date: 04 05 1950
Description: A reserve water tank truck with a 1,100 gallon capacity has been added to the town of Madison fire department to insure adequate water supply in fighting f...
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Firetruck Amid Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado.
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Girl Falls Through the Ice on Lake Wingra Lagoon

Date: 01 12 1952
Description: Carol Jean Brown, the six-year-old daughter of Donald and Eugenia Brown, 2917 Monroe Street, fell through the ice on the Lake Wingra lagoon near Arbor Driv...
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Championship Hose Team

Date: 1905
Description: Young men on a championship hose team wear uniforms while pulling a cart along a road.
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Fire Department Carts With Huge Water Barrels

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Description: Men steer mule-drawn Fire Department carts down a dirt road in Matamoros, Mexico. Several buildings stand in the background.
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Hose Company #2 Fire Station

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Description: Uniformed men of Hose Company #2 fire station line up with a wagon and fire extinguishing equipment in front of the brick building.
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Fireman's Hall

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Description: Front view of the multi-story brick Fireman's Hall. A tower with a lookout at the top extends from the roof. A forested hill and dwellings appear in the ...
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Dougan Hills Fire Department

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Description: Several uniformed fire fighters stand outside the Dougan Hills Fire Department in a driveway near two fire engines. The two-story fire station is covered ...
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Stone Fire House Building

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Description: Exterior view of a firehouse building featuring two-story columns, a balcony, and stonework. A paved road leads to the structure and town buildings are vis...
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Fire Engine in front of Cassville Fire House

Date: 1932
Description: Three men, Henry Dietrich, Frank Eckstein and Peter Bausch, are posing with the fire truck they built. They took the truck to Dubuque to have the bright wo...
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View from Atop Ladder Truck of Parade

Date: 1971
Description: Looking down the length of a fire engine ladder truck during a Fire Prevention Week Parade. On the right is a float with a picture of a child and the words...
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Russian Firemen Extinguishing Flames

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view over fence of a group of soldiers looking on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly us...
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Fire Department

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Description: Five men posed on a firetruck in the middle of a street in a business district. Storefronts are in the background on the left and right.

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