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| Date: | 02 04 1864 |
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| Description: | Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Invitation to the annual ball at Turner Hall, sponsored by Madison's Andrew Proudfit Steam Fire Engine Company #2. The company, which was organized in 1870... |
| Date: | 07 1886 |
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| Description: | Intersection of 4th and Steele Streets facing east. The building in the lower right is the Knipfer building, now Algoma Mercantile. Bunting adorns the Boed... |
| 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: | 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: | 06 14 1949 |
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| Description: | Retirement party for Stanley Oldham at the No. 7 fire station, 2410 Monroe Street. Standing, left to right, are: firemen William Ferger, Thomas Barry, Marv... |
| Date: | 06 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Six firefighters are shown at First Assistant Fire Chief Leonard Sime's retirement party inside the Central Fire Station, 18 South Webster Street. Lieutena... |
| Date: | 07 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Firemen add a little horseplay to their water fight competition. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Formal portrait of the Lake Mills Fire Company preparing for a race in which volunteer companies in harness pulled their fire hose carts. Ralph Engsberg, ... |
| Date: | 02 04 1978 |
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| Description: | "Whooping it up at the Snowmobile Dance at Firemen's Park." |
| Date: | 06 23 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison Fire Chief Edward Page, left, and Police Chief Bruce Weatherly hold the new Chief's Trophy that will go to the winner of an upcoming police-fireman... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | "Eugene Gerlach is honored for his many years in the Fire Department. He is flanked by his grandson, Gene Koll, & Chief Bernard Adelmeyer." |
| Date: | 08 1995 |
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| Description: | "Les Beck was honored for being with the Theresa Fire Department for 60 years." |
| Date: | 06 1996 |
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| Description: | "When Theresa firemen purchased a new truck, as is customary, other fire departments came to initiate the new truck." |
| Date: | 06 1996 |
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| Description: | "Fire Chief Bob Bogenschneider 'cuts' a cake with a fire axe." |
| Date: | 09 2001 |
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| Description: | Debris from the collapse of the Twin Towers in the churchyard at St. Paul's Church near the World Trader Center, a few days after 9/11. |
| Date: | 03 14 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of 13 firemen sitting at two tables, ready to eat their 11 am meal. The men are at Central Station at 18 South Webster Street. From left to ... |
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