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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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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Madison Fire Department, Rogers Company

Date: 1902
Description: Madison fire fighters with W.H. Rogers Company horse-drawn wagon in front of the old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street.
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Madison Fire Department, Keyes Steam Engine

Date: 1901
Description: Keyes steam engine undergoing routine testing in front of Madison's old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street. The water is being drawn from a cist...
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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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Firemen's Parade

Date: 06 1908
Description: The Lake Mills band and fire company lead the parade during a fire company competition in their home town.
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Fire Company Competition

Date: 06 1908
Description: Members of the Lake Mills fire company pull the hose cart during a firemen's competition.
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Fire Company Competition

Date: 1908
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, ...
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Monticello Fire Company

Date: 1931
Description: The Monticello Fire Company, with Christ M. Stauffer, the chief, standing at the center.
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George William Piernot

Date: 1961
Description: George William Piernot (1922-2000) standing outdoors wearing his Madison Fire Department uniform in front of the home of his parents George Francis and Rho...
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George William Piernot

Date: 1961
Description: George William Piernot (1922-2000) standing outdoors wearing his Madison Fire Department uniform near the garage and home of his parents George Francis and...
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Portrait of George William Piernot

Date: 1970
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of George William Piernot (1922-2000). Piernot served as a member of the Madison Fire Department from about 1946 until his reti...
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Russian Firemen Extinguishing Flames

Date: 1918
Description: A group of soldiers look on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly used by the Allied forces in Arch...
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Russian Firemen Extinguishing Flames

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view over fence of a group of soldiers looking on as a group of Russian firefighters are attempting to extinguish a fire in a building possibly us...
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Chief Clancy in an Open Car

Date: 1915
Description: Chief Thomas A. Clancy of the Milwaukee, Wis. Fire Department, with others, posed in an open touring car, as though for a parade.
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Water Avenue Fire

Date: 12 31 1990
Description: Firefighters battle a fire that engulfed Kruk's Drug Store and Hansen's Department Store. The pharmacy was to change ownership the next day.
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Water Avenue Fire

Date: 12 31 1990
Description: Firefighters battle a fire that engulfed Kruk's Drug Store and Hansen's Department Store. The pharmacy was to change ownership the next day.
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The Latest Thing in Transportation

Date: 1914
Description: Two men sitting on the ground near a 1914-1916 touring car. A small barn is in the background behind the car. The photograph is annotated on the back:

"L...

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Fire Fighting Crew

Date: 1912
Description: A wagon load of fire fighters is setting out or returning from the forest. The wagon has wooden wheels and is pulled by two horses. Only one of the men has...

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