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Fire Chief John Lahm
January 2, 1934
Fire Chief John Lahm standing in front of a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street.
Truax Field Fire Station
April 10, 1943
Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1 with 5 fire fighter crash crew members and their truck.
Zona Gale
Oval-framed quarter-length studio portrait of young Zona Gale in a white dress.
Aerial Fire Truck with Fire Fighters
January 2, 1934
Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is driving and Jim Williams is acting as tiller man...
Truax Field Fire Station
April 10, 1943
Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1, with fire fighters and their trucks.
DVA Women on Fire Truck
February 23, 1933
Group of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary women on a fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 S. Webster Street. On the far left is Taylor's Tire Shop, at 22 S. Webster Str...