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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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The Conklin Fire

Date: 1915
Description: Fire fighters standing amid smoking timbers aim their hoses to douse the flames.
Postcard

Coast Guard Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count...
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International Model S-26 1927 Truck with Fire Hoses

Date: 11 10 1927
Description: Several men are sitting and standing around an International Model S-26 1927 truck with pump(?) while other men are operating fire hoses shooting water up ...
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Handling a Fire Hose

Date: 08 1940
Description: Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing W...
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Girl Scout Camp

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Four large canvas tents form a semicircle in an open wooded area near a lake. Girls Scouts, some in uniforms and other in casual summer attire, are posing ...

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