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Extinguishing Fire at Deering Works

Date: 06 1934
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Deering Works at Fullerton and River, as a crew of firemen works to extinguish a fire i...
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Fire Hose Cart Racing Team

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Description: Fire hose cart racing team hitched to a fire hose cart and crouching in set position as if to begin a race. The men were probably firefighters.
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Quality Service Laundry Fire

Date: 11 07 1953
Description: Fire fighters standing on the roof of Quality Service Laundry at 1202 Regent Street as smoke is billowing out from below.
Postcard

City Hall and Fire Station

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Description: Colorized view of the old three-story, red brick city hall and firehouse. View of the building's exterior includes a team of horse-drawn fire wagons and fi...
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William Scott, Firefighting "Torch Boy"

Date: 03 1953
Description: William Scott, former torch boy, holding one of the kerosene torches used in fire fighting in the 1880's.
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Engine No. 812

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 812, class G5, built by Schenectady Locomotive Works in December of 1890. There is a device on the right ...
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Switch Engine No. 1079

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1079, class J2. The engineer was Philip Currie and the fireman was Edward C. McNeill. The third man in th...
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Engine No. 1155

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1155, class I4, built by the company's shop in 1901. Posing in front of the engine from left to right, ar...
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Firemen's Meeting

Date: 02 13 1978
Description: "Firemen's Meeting. The Fire Co. now consists of 62 regular members and 8 honorary members. A routine meeting was held on this particular evening. Plans w...
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Fire Company Meeting

Date: 02 13 1978
Description: "Fire Company meeting. Chief Eugene Lackas (right) and Secretary-Treasurer Gordon Neitzel."
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Snowmobile Dance

Date: 02 04 1978
Description: "Whooping it up at the Snowmobile Dance at Firemen's Park."
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Montreal Fireman's Association

Date: 1935
Description: View of sixteen men members of the Montreal Fireman's Association, most wearing uniforms and hats, next to an early fire truck.
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Police — Firemen Chief's Trophy

Date: 06 23 1954
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...
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Honoring Eugene Gerlach

Date: 1975
Description: "Eugene Gerlach is honored for his many years in the Fire Department. He is flanked by his grandson, Gene Koll, & Chief Bernard Adelmeyer."
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Paul Trauba

Date: 1973
Description: "Paul 'Skip' Trauba."
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Glendale Fire Department Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Several men use hoses running from an International D-2 panel truck owned by the Glendale Fire Department.
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North Pole Road

Date: 04 1951
Description: "The camera looks south on the bridge on North Pole Rd."
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Firemen on North Pole Road

Date: 04 1951
Description: "Theresa firemen drill on the bridge on North Pole Rd. The camera faces north. Some of the firemen are Les Beck, Andrew Schnitzler, Armand Zimmel, & Les Zi...
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Firefighters March on Muscular Dystrophy

Date: 11 24 1954
Description: Four firefighters wearing working gear and positioned about a fire truck posing with a sign stating: "Firefighters March on Muscular Dystrophy." On the bac...
Print

Chris. Schroeder & Sons Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Christian Schroeder & Sons, a real estate, loan, and insurance agent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a residence, two m...

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