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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 ...
Photograph

The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: The Hotel Washington being destroyed by a fire on Feb. 18, 1996.
Photograph

Fire at Das Pioneer Bier Haus

Date: 11 1991
Description: "With windchill factors below zero, firemen battled this fire at Das Pioneer Bier haus, operated by Mike Polster. Former proprietors were John Miller, Henr...
Photograph

Fire Trucks

Date: 05 1995
Description: "Theresa Fire Department."
Photograph

Fire Truck Initiation

Date: 06 1996
Description: "When Theresa firemen purchased a new truck, as is customary, other fire departments came to initiate the new truck."
Photograph

New Fire Truck

Date: 06 1996
Description: "New fire truck celebration at Theresa."
Photograph

Fire Truck Initiation

Date: 06 1996
Description: "Fire Chief Bob Bogenschneider 'cuts' a cake with a fire axe."
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...
Photograph

Ice and the Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Water from firehoses has frozen into ice that coats power wires, trees, and pumps at the gas station next to the Hotel Washington, which burns in the backg...
Photograph

Ruins of the Hotel Washington

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze destroying the Hotel Washington. Most of the building has collapsed.

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