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Pointing Out Fire Hazards
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Fire hazards are pointed out in a model house by Battalion Chief Edward McCabe for Cub Scouts of Pack 566 at Manitoba School. The ten-year-old boy scouts peering over the roof are (from left): Craig Byers, William Watson and James Zamjahn. The boys are wearing their scout uniforms and fire helmets. Chief McCabe is also wearing a uniform. A sign on the model house reads "Milwaukee Fire Department House of Hazards."
May 7, 1957
Sroda, George
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