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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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International Model VCO-202 Fire and Rescue Truck Battling Fire

Date: 1963
Description: Fire fighters use an International Model VCO-202 fire and rescue truck with an eighty-five foot mounted ladder to fight a fire, possibly as part of a train...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Fire Engine and Fire Fighters

Date: 1915
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...
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Fire Fighters and Fire Hoses

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Description: A group of fire fighters standing in the street while two men are being raised on a moving ladder, which is attached to the back of a truck. Two other ladd...
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Fire Boat

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Description: A fire boat is next to a dock with burning objects. Fire fighters on the boat are using high-powered hoses to put out a fire. Smoke and steam fill the back...
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Flour Mill Fire

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Description: Fire at the elevator of the Atlas Flour Mill. Two men are working a water hose tower in the center, and fire fighters are aiming jets of water at the buil...
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Victorian-Style House Gutted by Fire

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Description: A large Victorian-style house gutted by a fire. Ladders are leaning up on the sides, reaching up many different levels. Two people are on the roof spraying...
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Bus Fire

Date: 05 01 1951
Description: A Madison fire truck parks at the scene of a Greyhound bus fire at the corner of East Main Street and South Pinckney Street in front of the S.S. Kresge sto...
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International Model KB-10 1948 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: International Model KB-10 1948 truck belonging to St. Louis Fire Department at the scene of a fire. Original caption reads: 'KBR-10 149" wheelbase, double ...
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International Model V-196 1957 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 1957
Description: Men and fire fighters are gathered around burning building attempting to extinguish flames with an International Model V-196 1957 fire truck. The truck is ...
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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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Jay Street Firefighting Efforts

Date: 07 30 2011
Description: Firefighters respond to a fire at the Democratic Party Office at 118 Fifth Avenue. Viewed from Fourth Street intersection.
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Fire at Das Pioneer Bier Haus

Date: 11 1991
Description: "With windchill factors below zero, firemen battled this fire at Das Pioneer Bier haus, operated by Mike Polster. Former proprietors were John Miller, Henr...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) talking with New York City firemen who were involved in the rescue and recovery effort after the attack on the ...
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Madison Fire Department Opening Announcement

Date: 05 14 1886
Description: Printed announcement of the opening of the Madison Fire Department. At the top, in a circular frame, is a fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine. B...

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