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Fire Fighters Rescuing Victims

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of fire fighters on the side of a building and standing on the ground lifting people out of a building.
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Fire Company Invitation

Date: 02 04 1864
Description: Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman...
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Fire Fighter's Diploma

Date: 1869
Description: Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,...
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Old Wade House; Spare Bedroom

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "On the second floor landing of the back stairs is a 'spare' bedroom with its trundle bed. Early travelers' accounts describe Wade H...
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Fire Fighters Loading Stretcher into Ambulance

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: Two fire fighters are loading a man in a stretcher into an ambulance near the side of a brick building. A man on the right, wearing a coat and hat, is look...
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Fire Fighters Carrying Stretcher into Home

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: Two fire fighters are carrying a stretcher from an ambulance into a home. A man wearing a coat, suit and hat is standing in the open door.
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Fire Department

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: View towards a group of people loading a person onto a stretcher. An ambulance is parked nearby.

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