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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 ...
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Brochure

Date: 1959
Description: Front cover color illustration of an advertising brochure for International B-line, R-line, V-line and CO-line fire truck chassis.
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Trucks

Date: 1934
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for the 1934 line of International fire trucks, featuring an illustration of fire fighters climbing up a ladder, wit...
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Advertising Brochure

Date: 1995
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising International fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency rescue vehicles. Features a photograph of fire fighters washing ...
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Brochure

Date: 1973
Description: Back cover of a brochure for International's Fire Fighting and Emergency Equipment. Features a color photograph of seven fire trucks of various sizes. The ...
Photograph

Fire Boats Near Walkway

Date: 1897
Description: Boats used for fighting fires are docked near a walkway. On the left the walkway is full of men, some gathered near the boats and a fire hose stretched out...
Photograph

Brandywine Fire Department

Date: 
Description: A view of the fire department and two engines in the middle of the street. The engine on the left contains three men, one at the wheel and two standing on...
Print

Wm. Ewig Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Wm. Ewig Company, an insurance company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with full-color depictions of a scene with three traffic accidents involv...
Photograph

Firefighters March on Muscular Dystrophy

Date: 11 24 1954
Description: Four firefighters wearing working gear and positioned about a fire truck posing with a sign stating: "Firefighters March on Muscular Dystrophy." On the bac...
Print

Chris. Schroeder & Sons Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Christian Schroeder & Sons, a real estate, loan, and insurance agent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a residence, two m...
Photograph

International Harvester Fire-Fighting Scout

Date: 07 16 1962
Description: International Harvester fire-fighting Scout. Front-left view. Original caption reads: "Photograph MQ-535-- A fire-fighting adaptation of International popu...
Book or Pamphlet

Dalmation Dog in Scout used by Fire Department

Date: 
Description: Dalmatian dog standing in the front seat of a Scout used by the St. Joseph Township Fire Department. Title reads: "The International Pickup and Scout—they ...
Photograph

The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A view from Bedford Street of the smouldering ruins of the Hotel Washington. A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a parked firetruck. Water being us...
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Brochure

Date: 1973
Description: Front cover featuring a Dalmation dog, and the text: "What every dalmation already knows".
Book or Pamphlet

Scout Fire Fighting Unit

Date: 1962
Description: One side of a 2-sided folding mailer. Features "The Fully Equipped Scout Fire Fighting Unit".
Book or Pamphlet

Scout Fire Fighting Unit

Date: 1962
Description: One side of a 2-sided folding mailer. Text on bottom half reads, in part: "The Go-Anywhere-Fast, Low-Priced Scout® Is the Ideal Fire Fighting Unit for...

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