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Children on Fire Truck

Date: 10 05 1935
Description: Three children and a fireman sitting on a fire truck.
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Olympic Skater Bill Carow with Son

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1955 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team, lacing his son's, Michael Carow, skates.
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Large Crowd Gathers Around Fire Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A large crowd of men and boys gathers around an International fire truck parked in street.
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International F-31 Fire Truck

Date: 1916
Description: Three men on an International F-31 fire truck operated by the Naperville fire deparment. Children are in the background.
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Madison old Central Fire Station

Date: 1900
Description: Madison old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster St. Three men driving horse-drawn ladder trucks in front of Madison Fire Station, 10 S. Webs...
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Theresa Fire Department Veteran

Date: 08 1995
Description: "Les Beck was honored for being with the Theresa Fire Department for 60 years."
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Water barrel fights in Theresa."
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Fire Prevention Week Parade Float

Date: 1971
Description: Color photo of an International Scout pulling a parade float for Fire Prevention Week. The float has a large finger pointing to the word "YOU" and on vario...
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Pointing Out Fire Hazards

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Fire hazards are pointed out in a model house by Battalion Chief Edward McCabe for Cub Scouts of Pack 566 at Manitoba School. The ten-year-old boy scouts p...
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Blooming Grove Fire Department Installs Alert Signs

Date: 09 29 1959
Description: Blooming Grove Fire Department Lt. John Robertstad installs an alert sign beneath the bedroom window of Lynn Stenrud to aid in rescue operations in the eve...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 and their wives took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game in Milwaukee. Mayor Ivan Nestigen a...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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Firemen Treat Handicapped Children to Braves Game

Date: 08 10 1960
Description: Madison firemen from Station No. 3 at 1217 Williamson Street, along with their wives, took 32 handicapped children to the Braves-Los Angeles baseball game ...
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Madison Firefighters Local 311 Hosts Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1963
Description: Madison Firefighters Local 311 hosting a Christmas Party in the children's ward of St. Mary's Hospital complete with a visit from Santa Claus. Robert Hoxie...
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Madison Firefighters Local 311 Hosts Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1963
Description: Madison Firefighters Local 311 hosts a Christmas Party in the children's ward of St. Mary's Hospital complete with a visit from Santa Claus. Daniel Deneen...
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Madison Firefighters Local 311 Hosts Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1963
Description: Madison Firefighters Local 311 hosting a Christmas Party in the children's ward of St. Mary's Hospital complete with a visit from Santa Claus. Susan Loomis...
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Fire Station Visit

Date: 10 05 1965
Description: Ann Peterson, 9, of 2111 Clyde Gallagher Dr., proudly dons the loudspeaker-equipped fire helmet she won after visiting No. 3 fire station, 1217 Williamson ...
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Hook and Ladder Company No. 1

Date: 10 16 1865
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the members of Milwaukee Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Two men are posing behind the group on a platform bearing several U.S. fl...
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New London Firetruck and Firefighters

Date: 1918
Description: Group portrait of the New London Fire Department posing around their fire engine. They are wearing firefighting gear, coats, boots, helmets and tools in th...
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Patricia Ann Palmer (2) Caught in Truax Park Drainage Pipe

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Patricia Ann Palmer (2) waiting for rescue workers to free her right leg caught in an unused drainage pipe at Truax Park. Her father Michael B. Palmer, at ...

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