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Fire Company Invitation
| Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman on his arm. He holds a fire trumpet. Behind him a man lies unconscious in the rubble. At the bottom and sides of the invitation are axes, a fire fighters helmet, a bell, and water hoses. During their early years as ethnically based volunteer organizations, Madison's fire companies served social and business purposes as well as fighting fires. |
| Image ID: | 23407 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 04 1864 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Ephemera collection, circa 1850-circa 2000 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2724 |
| Original Dimensions: | xxx |
| Bells |
| Dresses |
| Protective clothing |
| Work clothes |
| Fires |
| Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Ladders |
| Ephemera |
| Masquerades |
| Parties |
| First aid in illness and injury |
| Men |
| Women |
| Fire fighters |
| Water |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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