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Madison old Central Fire Station
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Madison old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster St. Three men driving horse-drawn ladder trucks in front of Madison Fire Station, 10 S. Webster St. Two boys in the background are holding stacks of newspapers.
1900
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon
1890
Horse-drawn fire wagon in front of several brick buildings, including the Capitol Publishing building, near the water tower. The man driving the wagon may be a firefighter.
Madison Fire Department, Rogers Company
1902
Madison fire fighters with W.H. Rogers Company horse-drawn wagon in front of the old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street.
Madison's Old Central Fire Station, 1881-1904
1902
Madison's old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster Street, with two ladder wagons pictured in front of the station. The wagon on the left is the William H. Rogers Hook & Ladder Compan...
Madison's Old Central Fire Station & Police Station
1900
Madison's old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster Street, with Police Station on the left. Probably photographed at the turn of the century by William G. Barckhan. In the immediate f...
Hook and Ladder Central Station
1907
A group of fire fighters are posing on a horse-drawn hook and ladder firetruck parked at the entrance of the firehouse. Caption reads: "Hook and Ladder Central Station, La Crosse, Wis."
Fire Station on State Street
1902
Station #2 of the Madison Fire Department at 125 State Street. Several men in uniform pose in front of the building with a horse-drawn wagon. A sign on the left side of the building reads: "Embalme...
