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Hand Engine of Volunteer Fire Department
1887
Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were charter members of the company.
Fire Truck on Country Road
1918
Four men dressed in fire fighting gear driving a fire truck on State Highway 47 near Appleton. The Wisconsin Highway Commission which published this photograph in its 1918 annual report wrote "goo...
Ice and the Hotel Washington Fire
February 18, 1996
Water from firehoses has frozen into ice that coats power wires, trees, and pumps at the gas station next to the Hotel Washington, which burns in the background. A fire truck is parked at the gas s...
Mayville Buick Dealer
November 12, 1981
The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garage was not only a service station, but it w...
Man on Tall Ladder
Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fills the air. Factory buildings and two hous...
New London Firetruck and Firefighters
1918
Group portrait of the New London Fire Department posing around their fire engine. They are wearing firefighting gear, coats, boots, helmets and tools in their belts. A boy is standing on the top of...
