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Fire at Atlas Flour Mill

Date: 12 11 1926
Description: Fire destroyed the Atlas Flour Mill, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Thirteen engine companies, six truck companies, and two fire boats fought the...
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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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Fire at Madison Steam Laundry

Date: 03 20 1935
Description: View across street towards the Madison Steam Laundry, at 433 State Street, the scene of a fire. In front of the building is a fire truck with extension lad...
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol fire, showing a crowd watching near the South Wing. Some of the contents of the building are already in wagons ready to be hauled a...
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International Model H Fire Truck

Date: 1919
Description: International Model H fire truck owned by the Brookfield Fire Department.
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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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International Municipal Service Truck Catalog Cover

Date: 1923
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International municipal service trucks. Features a color illustration of a fire truck and part of a burning building s...
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...
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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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International Fire Truck

Date: 07 09 1926
Description: An International Model S truck used as a fire truck and attached to a trailer holding a long, folded ladder sits parked outside Engine House No. 2. The sig...
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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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Forest Fire Patrol Scout

Date: 1960
Description: International Harvester Scout 80 outfitted for use by the forest fire patrol. The truck was dubbed "Smokey JR".
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Monroe Fire

Date: 08 28 1948
Description: Spectators and fireman at the Fitzgibbons building fire 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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Wagon and Wheels

Date: 06 19 1962
Description: Old fire fighting equipment outdoors at the "Pioneer Village," a tourist attraction.
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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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