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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Fire Truck on Country Road

Date: 1918
Description: Four men dressed in fire fighting gear driving a fire truck on State Highway 47 near Appleton. The Wisconsin Highway Commission which published this photo...
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Steam Fire Engine with Three Horses

Date: 1900
Description: A steam fire engine of Milwaukee's Fire Company #2 drawn by three white horses racing to a fire. Prior motor driven fire equipment was a greater danger tha...
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Fire Wagon in Action

Date: 1895
Description: A hose wagon of the Madison fire department racing around the corner of North Pinckney and East Main streets. A dog is chasing the wagon.
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Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
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Wisconsin State Journal Building Fire

Date: 11 19 1947
Description: Fire truck at the corner of S. Carroll and W. Doty Streets putting out a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 S. Carroll Street. Other buil...
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International G/61 Fire Truck

Date: 1923
Description: Firefighters handle a fire hose connected to an International Model G or 61 fire truck operated by the "Canadian Fire Department."
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1890
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon in front of several brick buildings, including the Capitol Publishing building, near the water tower. The man driving the wagon may...
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Four Officers on Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: Four officers are riding in a carriage labeled "Fire Department" pulled by two horses. They appear to be part of a parade. There is a crowd of people stand...
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Brandywine Fire Department

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Description: A view of the fire department and two engines in the middle of the street. The engine on the left contains three men, one at the wheel and two standing on...
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Valdosta Fire Department

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Description: A portrait of the firemen, standing in front of the engine. The engine is seen from the side, and eight men, in uniform pose, five in front of the engine, ...
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Fire Department Carts With Huge Water Barrels

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Description: Men steer mule-drawn Fire Department carts down a dirt road in Matamoros, Mexico. Several buildings stand in the background.
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Stone Fire House Building

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Description: Exterior view of a firehouse building featuring two-story columns, a balcony, and stonework. A paved road leads to the structure and town buildings are vis...
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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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Silo Fire

Date: 07 1980
Description: "Theresa firemen respond to a silo fire at the Henning farm on County P."
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Fire Truck Initiation

Date: 06 1996
Description: "When Theresa firemen purchased a new truck, as is customary, other fire departments came to initiate the new truck."
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New Fire Truck

Date: 06 1996
Description: "New fire truck celebration at Theresa."
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After the Fire

Date: 1935
Description: Two logging roads diverge in a stand of burned jack pine trees, dividing the scene into three parts. In the background, near the left branch of the road, t...

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