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Fire Garage
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A one and one half story masonry block building with five bays with open doors stands in a wooded area. A track vehicle on a trailer is hitched behind a large truck at far left; another track vehicle is visible in the bay at far right. Three small trucks occupy the center bays. The written caption on the reverse identifies the "New forest protection division garage at Rhinelander ranger station, with fire equipment ready for call."
1937
Sanborn, Eugene H.
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