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International VCO-202A Fire and Rescue Truck Battling Fire

Date: 1963
Description: Fire fighters use an International fire and rescue truck with an eighty-five foot mounted ladder to fight a fire, possibly as part of a training exercise. ...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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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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Fighting the Fire

Date: 09 19 1959
Description: View towards a firefighter standing with his back to the camera as he is aiming a fire hose towards the flames.
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Fire Fighters Pose with International Model H Fire Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Fire fighters posing with their International Model H fire truck.
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Madison Water Works

Date: 1900
Description: The Madison City Water Works pumping station at the intersection of Gorham and Livingston which provided pressure to the city's mains. A group of people st...
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...
Photograph

Conklin Fire

Date: 06 17 1915
Description: Several men try to extinquish a fire in an ice house, which is known as the Conklin Fire.
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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire

Date: 05 11 1947
Description: Firemen at the scene of the Doyon Lumber Company fire, 638 West Mifflin Street. The Fiore coal silos are visible in the background.
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International G/61 Fire Truck

Date: 1923
Description: Firefighters handle a fire hose connected to an International Model G or 61 fire truck operated by the "Canadian Fire Department."
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International Fire Truck

Date: 01 20 1927
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of an International Model S fire truck used operated by the Center Moriches Fire Department. The text on the truck reads:...
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Fire Fighters with Scout 80

Date: 1961
Description: Fire fighters battle a controlled fire during training with an International Harvester Scout 80 4x4 mounted with a fire apparatus.
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Monroe Fire

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Spectators and fireman at the Fitzgibbons building fire downtown.
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Fire at Fitzgibbons Building

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Fire fighters applying water to the burning Fitzgibbons building downtown.
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International Fire Truck

Date: 04 12 1926
Description: Two men sitting in an International fire truck marked "Ogdensburg, N.Y." They are parked in front of what appears to be a fire station.
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International D-30 Fire Truck

Date: 10 13 1938
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International D-30 fire truck in front of the Tama fire station. There is a ladder attached to the side behind the driver...
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International Truck with Fire Hoses

Date: 11 10 1927
Description: Several men are sitting and standing around an International truck with pump(?) while other men are operating fire hoses shooting water up into the air on ...
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Fire — Foam Equipment Test

Date: 05 01 1952
Description: Two fire fighters are shown holding a hose with liquid shooting out of its nozzle while two other fire fighters look on. Behind them is a lake.
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International KBR-10 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: International KBR-10 truck belonging to St. Louis Fire Department at the scene of a fire. Original caption reads: 'KBR-10 149" wheelbase, double reduction ...

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