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Windsor Fire
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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 an ax is shown in the background.
June 11, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Windsor Fire
June 12, 1948
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...
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.
John Hoffman on Old Fire Truck
August 10, 1948
Close-up of Fireman John Hoffman at the wheel of a 1929 pumper truck which is going to be "retired".
Fire at Fitzgibbons Building
August 28, 1948
Fire fighters applying water to the burning Fitzgibbons building downtown.
Monroe Fire
August 28, 1948
Spectators and fireman at the Fitzgibbons building fire downtown.
Fire Station No. 4 Hay Loft
January 12, 1949
Fire fighters at Fire Station No. 4 working to convert the old hayloft at the station into a utility room. From left are fire fighters Fred Rice, Maurice Nason, Wilson Donkle, and Joe Tisserand.
