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Northern Hospital for the Insane's Fire Fighting Department

Date: 1893
Description: Group portrait of the Northern Hospital for the Insane's institutional fire fighting department posed outside the building. Horse-drawn transport cart and ...
Photograph

Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Brochure

Date: 1959
Description: Front cover color illustration of an advertising brochure for International B-line, R-line, V-line and CO-line fire truck chassis.
Book or Pamphlet

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...
Photograph

Well Jetting Equipment

Date: 
Description: Well jetting equipment with three hose lines extinguishing forest fires.
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
Photograph

Bill Carow Olympic Skater

Date: 02 05 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1956 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team.
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Olympic Skater Bill Carow with Son

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1955 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team, lacing his son's, Michael Carow, skates.
Book or Pamphlet

International Fire Truck Advertising Brochure

Date: 1995
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising International fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency rescue vehicles. Features a photograph of fire fighters washing ...
Photograph

Fire Fighter Performing First Aid

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Fire fighter demonstrating the procedure to give artificial respiration.
Photograph

Fire Chief Edward J. Page

Date: 09 13 1944
Description: Portrait of Edward J. Page, selected as new chief of Fire Department by the Police and Fire Commission. He is a fourteen year veteran of the Fire Departmen...
Photograph

Kilbourn Fire Department

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Description: Members of the Kilbourn Fire Department posing in uniform with a fire truck in front of the fire station on Oak Street.
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Madison City Fire Department Fire Chief

Date: 09 30 1944
Description: Retiring Madison Fire Department Chief Richard Widmann with new Chief, Edward J. Page. Mrs. Richard Widmann (Leonore) looks on.
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Fire Fighter Frederick Moessner

Date: 1858
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Frederick Moessner wearing a fireman's hat for Madison Engine Co. No. 2. He was one of the original members of Madison Fire Co...
Photograph

Automobile Accident

Date: 04 03 1979
Description: Emergency workers assist the passenger injured in an accident at North Sherman Boulevard and W. North Avenue. The automobile, which was driven by a ninete...
Photograph

Sauk City Fire Company

Date: 02 1962
Description: Albert Derleth, chief of the Sauk City Fire Department, and the department's fleet of equipment.
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Madison Fire Department

Date: 1870
Description: E.W. Keyes Steam Fire Engine Company Number 1, Madison Fire Department, organized in 1866.
Photograph

Madison Original Fire Station No. 3

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Description: Madison original Fire Station No. 3 (1902-1954), 1217 Williamson St. The driver is Albert Fell. Standing are George Eichman, Ole Johnson, and Ed Heick.
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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.
Photograph

Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2

Date: 1881
Description: Andrew Proudfit Engine Company No. 2's steamer engine is shown in front of Central Fire Station at 10 South Webster Street.

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