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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Fire Fighters with Hose

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on the ground spraying water from a fire hose.
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Fire Ruins

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Description: Aftermath of winter fire.
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Fire Fighters in International Model CO-8190 1963 Fire Truck

Date: 1963
Description: Five fire fighters en route to a fire in an International Model CO-8190 1963 fire truck.
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Safety Cadet Team

Date: 02 21 1985
Description: The Auer Avenue School's safety cadet team standing in front of the school building.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Bagging Machine

Date: 1939
Description: A woman operates the bagging machine at the Red Dot potato chip factory.
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Morey's Flying Billboard

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Howard Morey posing in an airplane that advertised Pennco Oil, his distributorship of Waco airplanes, and his flying school. Two women sit in front of him....
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Boy Wearing Aviation Helmet and Goggles

Date: 10 24 1934
Description: Two photographs on one negative of a boy wearing an airplane pilot's helmet and goggles. For Sportman Aviation & Model Airplanes. 4907B-1 is the boy with...
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Mary Wright Bain

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Portrait of Mary Wright (Mrs. H. Foster) Bain, who flew her own airplane from her home in Newark, N.J. to her University of Wisconsin reunion. She is posin...
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The Conklin Fire

Date: 1915
Description: Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames.
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Alice in Dairyland with Motorcycle Racers

Date: 1952
Description: Beverly Steffen, the 1952 Alice in Dairyland, poses with Harley Davidson motorcyle racers and crew at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Motorcycle Racer

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Description: Jimmy Chan of Columbus, Ohio, expert motorcycle racer, sits astride his motorcycle, No. 16, wearing a Harley Davidson jersey and racing gear at Wisconsin S...
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International Fire Trucks

Date: 1934
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for the 1934 line of International fire trucks, featuring an illustration of fire fighters climbing up a ladder, wit...
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Air Raid Warden

Date: 04 17 1944
Description: Dane County chief air raid warden, Coroner E.A. "Ace" Fischer puts a gas mask on Deputy Sheriff Albert Dahle on a stairway at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 24 1955
Description: The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two boys in their racers on the starting ramp. Starte...
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Joe Adcock Swinging a Bat

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock swinging a bat, possibly in spring training 1958. Known for his power, Adcock had an off year in 1958, hitting 1...
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Lew Burdette at Bat

Date: 06 08 1959
Description: Lew Burdette, pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves baseball team, swinging a bat against the Chicago Cubs on June 8, 1959. Burdette, always known as a good hit...
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John Hoffman on Old Fire Truck

Date: 08 10 1948
Description: Close-up of Fireman John Hoffman at the wheel of a 1929 pumper truck which is going to be "retired".
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Madison Fire Truck and Fire Station

Date: 08 10 1948
Description: Looking south on South Webster Street with the soon to be "retired" pumper fire truck and six fire fighters, parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 1...
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Joe Adcock

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Joe Adcock in action at Milwaukee Braves spring training.

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