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| Date: | 06 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Donald Hanson, who discovered the fire at the lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company and turned in the alarm. The fire total... |
| Date: | 06 16 1948 |
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| Description: | Several members of Local 311, Madison Firemen's union, are posed around Dick Lerwick, whom the union is sponsoring in the 1948 Soap Box Derby. Kneeling Ed... |
| Date: | 08 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Close-up of Fireman John Hoffman at the wheel of a 1929 pumper truck which is going to be "retired". |
| Date: | 08 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Looking south on South Webster Street with the soon to be "retired" pumper fire truck and six fire fighters, parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 1... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters battle a controlled fire during training with an International Harvester Scout 80 4x4 mounted with a fire apparatus. |
| Date: | 08 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters applying water to the burning Fitzgibbons building downtown. |
| Date: | 09 03 1948 |
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| Description: | Fire Chief Edward J. Page (right) and Lieut. Albert Rogg standing next to one of three new Madison fire truck at the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webs... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Groups of fire fighters work to put out a fire in winter. Smoke is billowing out the windows and covering the facade. A building on the far left has a sign... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Small clusters of fire fighters work to put out a fire with fire hoses, which are aimed high at a building covered in smoke. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A small group of fire fighters fight an unseen fire with three fire hoses. Smoke obscures the fire, and on the right, a fire engine has smoke billowing fro... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A small group of four fighters and one of their bosses are standing amid burned remnants from a fire. One man is holding a fire hose that is spraying water... |
| Date: | 10 17 1944 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from rooftop of smoke billowing out of the roof of a burning brick building. Fire fighters are climbing on ladders on the side of the buildin... |
| Date: | 11 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Fireman Orrin Zebarth is shown at the foot of the narrow, steep front stairs which occupants were forced to use when flames cut off escape routes at the re... |
| Date: | 01 06 1949 |
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| Description: | Five fire fighters, Kendall Niebuhr, William J. Sullivan, John G. Randall, Chief Edward J. Page, and Gill S. Stone, pose with newly customized rescue truck... |
| Date: | 01 11 1949 |
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| Description: | Six "old hands" of Fire Station No. 4 at a banquet for their chief, Roy B. Herrling. From left are, Fred Rice, Phillip Behrend, Wilson Donkle, Captain Herr... |
| Date: | 01 11 1949 |
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| Description: | Guests at the head table at a banquet for Fire Captain Roy B. Herrling held at the No. 4 station. From left are, Chief Edward J. Page, Captain Herrling, As... |
| Date: | 01 12 1949 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters at Fire Station No. 4 working to convert the old hayloft at the station into a utility room. From left are fire fighters Fred Rice, Maurice N... |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Assistant Fire Chief Sebastian C.A. Ratcliffe shaking hands with three fire fighters with whom he has teamed to fight many fires in Madison. The photograph... |
| Date: | 10 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee County Stadium on the day of the first game of the 1958 World Series, between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. A man is being lower... |
| Date: | 10 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee County Stadium on the day of the first game of the 1958 World Series, between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. Fire fighters and po... |
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