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Windsor Fire
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DeForest Fire Chief W.E. Dahl inspecting the engine of the 1932 fire truck, which malfunctioned two blocks from the fire at the lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company. The fire totally destroyed the buildings and lumberyard.
June 12, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Windsor Fire
June 11, 1948
The lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company is engulfed in flames, which totally destroyed the building.
Windsor Fire
June 11, 1948
Donald Hanson, who discovered the fire at the lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company and turned in the alarm. The fire totally destroyed the building. A fireman with ...
Chase Lumberyard Fire
February 14, 1947
The main building at the F.L. Chase Lumber Company in DeForest destroyed by a blazing fire.
Dane County Jail Fire
May 15, 1948
Public officials inspecting the damage and debris from a fatal fire in the Dane County Jail. The fire was started by two inmates, one of whom died in the escape attempt. Left to right: Sheriff Edwa...
Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street
November 28, 1948
Week-old oil heater which exploded and caused the fire in the tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, which is located at the rear of the city garage. Florence Dinger and three of her child...
Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show
April 7, 1949
Mary C. Donahoe inspecting an antique gas range next to new model at the Madison Home Appliance and Radio Show in the East High School gymnasium.
