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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | International Model H fire truck owned by the Brookfield Fire Department. |
| Date: | 06 17 1915 |
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| Description: | Several men try to extinquish a fire in an ice house, which is known as the Conklin Fire. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Building on fire, probably the McGillavray Sash and Door Company in the summer of 1912. The fire probably started from sparks from a steam engine used to f... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A horse-drawn wagon, possibly a fire wagon, with engine and tank parked on a street. The wagon is equipped with a large tank with hoses attached to it, and... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 01 28 1918 |
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| Description: | Streams of water from fire hoses are trained into the upper windows of a storefront which is encased in thick ice. A written description of this photograph... |
| Date: | 12 1912 |
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| Description: | Sanborn map of Sun Prairie, which includes an index and information about water facilities and the fire department. Includes a small inset map of the State... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down a commercial street lined with businesses. A barber pole is on the left, and a fire hydrant is on the right street corner. Large power poles are ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Jack Vilas & Weaver." View along front of seaplane, with two men sitting inside. Both men have goggles. Water is in the background. |
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