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Hook and Ladder Competition
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A group of men, possibly fire fighters, appear poised to take part in a hook and ladder competition. A Red Baby truck and other vehicles are parked nearby. One man in the foreground appears to be holding a fire hose.
October 23, 1923
International Harvester Company
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