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| Description: | Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Four men dressed in fire fighting gear driving a fire truck on State Highway 47 near Appleton. The Wisconsin Highway Commission which published this photo... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A steam fire engine of Milwaukee's Fire Company #2 drawn by three white horses racing to a fire. Prior motor driven fire equipment was a greater danger tha... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Invitation to the annual ball at Turner Hall, sponsored by Madison's Andrew Proudfit Steam Fire Engine Company #2. The company, which was organized in 1870... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Automobile Combination Chemical Engine and Hose Wagon. When the manufacturer, the Peter Pirsch Company of Kenosha, donated this image to the Historical So... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | This open-cab, engine-forward pumper built by Peter Pirsch & Son of Kenosha for the City of Owatonna, probably dates from about 1955, the year in which the... |
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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. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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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| Description: | A view of City Hall and the fire department. A horse-drawn fire engine with fire fighters and dogs standing in front of the entrance to the fire station ga... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | The Monticello Fire Company, with Christ M. Stauffer, the chief, standing at the center. |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| 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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| Description: | View toward the fire engine which is parked in the middle of the street. To the right, parked next to the curb, is the wagon that carries the fire fighters... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A view of two horse-drawn engines. The engine to the left has three horses attached, with three firemen sitting in the wagon. The water tank is on the left... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of two horse-drawn engines sitting in front of the fire station. The engine on the left holds the water tank and is pulled by two horses. Two men ... |
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| Description: | A view of the fire station and two fire trucks, parked in front of garage doors. Centered between them is a shield-shaped sign the says "Hayward Fire Co."... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A view of the fire engine, with two firemen posing in the front seat, wearing their uniforms. The helmets have the number "2" printed on them. The fire s... |
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| Description: | A view of the fire department and engine. The station is wooden, with a look-out tower. It is small, and surrounded by other wooden structures, mostly ho... |
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