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Truax Field Fire Station

Date: 04 10 1943
Description: Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1 with 5 fire fighter crash crew members and their truck.
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DVA Women on Fire Truck

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left i...
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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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United National Clothing Collection

Date: 04 20 1945
Description: Handing over bundles of clothing collected for the United National Clothing Drive are three Chinese children, Judy, Betty and Billy Lee, children of Mr. an...
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1915 Foam Fire Truck

Date: 05 13 1947
Description: Firemen James Fraser and Philip Statz (left to right in the driver's seat) are demonstrating how the old wooden spoke-wheeled 1915 foam fire truck chugged ...
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1922 Pumper Fire Truck

Date: 05 13 1947
Description: 1922 Pumper Fire Truck at old Fire Station No. 2 (1921-1966), 301 N. Broom Street. Firemen (l to r) Harold Muenkel, Charles White, Alex Cohn, Lt. Wilber K...
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International Model F 1920 Truck for Norwalk Fire Department

Date: 1920
Description: International Model F 1920 truck operated by N.F.D. (Norwalk Fire Department in Oregon(?)). Four men are in the truck: a driver, passenger, and two men sta...
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New Madison Fire Truck

Date: 09 03 1948
Description: Fire Chief Edward J. Page (right) and Lieut. Albert Rogg standing next to one of three new Madison fire truck at the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webs...
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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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First Official Dial Telephone Call in Madison

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Shorewood Hills fire chief Chris Bertelsen receives the first official dial call on Madison's new 100 percent dial phone service. The sign on the wall abov...
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International Model SF-34 1927 Fire Truck

Date: 04 12 1926
Description: Two men sitting in an International Model SF-34 1927 fire truck marked "Ogdensburg, N.Y." They are parked in front of what appears to be a fire station.
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Prince Albert Fire Department with Model D-2 1938

Date: 04 08 1938
Description: A man is driving an International Model D-2 1938 truck out of the Prince Albert fire department garage while another man is standing nearby. Both men are w...
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International Model D-30 1938 Fire Truck

Date: 10 13 1938
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International Model D-30 1938 fire truck in front of the Tama fire station. There is a ladder attached to the side behind...
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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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Manure Spreaders on Display in Town

Date: 03 15 1911
Description: View down street of large group of men in small town with over 15 manure spreaders on display. On the left near an intersection is a firehouse with a tower...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsors

Date: 07 18 1951
Description: Soap Box Derby Entrant, 11-year-old Johnny Huseboe, behind the wheel of a fire truck at No. 5 fire station, 2137 Atwood Avenue, along with four fire fighte...
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View down middle of Main Street from the intersection at Deerfield Street. There are shops on both sides of the street. Two automobiles are coming down the...
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Fire Engine in front of Cassville Fire House

Date: 1932
Description: Three men, Henry Dietrich, Frank Eckstein and Peter Bausch, are posing with the fire truck they built. They took the truck to Dubuque to have the bright wo...
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Three Firemen

Date: 04 1988
Description: Firemen Joel Graff, Craig Hahn and Max Zastrow pose in front of the firehouse.
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Collins Volunteer Fire Department

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the Collins fire department volunteers, a fire wagon, the fire house and a nearby grain elevator. Caption reads: "C.V.F.D., Collin...

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