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Postcard

Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1904
Description: Postcard depicting the fire of February 26-27, 1904 that destroyed most of the second Wisconsin State Capitol. The smoke and flames have been dramatically ...
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Children Clearing Land for New School Playground

Date: 03 13 1915
Description: Several children clearing land for a new school playground. Three boys are using axes to chop a log, and other children are gathered near the fire. Three b...
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Fire Fighting Instruction

Date: 05 1984
Description: "MPTI instructors from Fond du Lac instructed over 200 firemen from 16 fire departments in the techniques of rappelling and snuffing out fires at Theresa F...

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