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| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Lower left hand corner features a legend. "Drawn 1938, revised 1947." Shows water mains, hydrants, corporation limits, city ward divisions, fire proof buil... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers look on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly used by the Allied forces in Arch... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over fence of a group of soldiers looking on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly us... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Map shows location of government buildings, schools, churches, parks, and other points of interest. The upper left hand margin features a "Reference" secti... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This map of Three Lakes shows forest fire lookout towers, picnic grounds, an airport, roads, and railroad. The map features text boxes on the Village of Th... |
| Date: | 04 1987 |
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| Description: | Assistant Fire Chief Bob Bernhard relaxes after a demonstration. |
| Date: | 01 31 1960 |
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| Description: | View of Wehrmann's Travel Shop storefront at 508 State Street with a fire truck parked outside. The shop was destroyed by fire late Sunday night. The Unive... |
| Date: | 03 21 1960 |
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| Description: | Firemen douse the smoldering ruins of the Old Nora General Store. |
| Date: | 11 12 1960 |
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| Description: | A scene from a fire school held by the Maple bluff fire department for their volunteer firemen. They witnessed demonstrations on how to put out different t... |
| Date: | 11 12 1960 |
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| Description: | Chief Ader of the Elm Grove fire department, conductor of the fire school, demonstrates spraying a small fire during a fire school held by the Maple Bluff ... |
| Date: | 11 12 1960 |
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| Description: | A scene from a fire school held by the Maple bluff fire department for their volunteer firemen. They witnessed demonstrations on how to put out different t... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight. The marker text reads: "FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Drawing of an International Scout equipped for fighting fires. Passenger side view from front. This Scout has additional fire fighting gear equipped, such ... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Two men with fire hoses are standing in a field next to a Scout carrying fire equipment. The Scout is parked on a hill. |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | Ruins of the Barber's Closet in the Hotel Washington. Water shooting from firetruck hoses is visible in the upper left of the image, as the fire that destr... |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | A stream of water shoots into the front entrance of the burning, smoking Hotel Washington. The crumpled hotel sign still hangs on the balcony. |
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