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Fire Department at Northern Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1893
Description: Institutional fire fighting department at the Northern Hospital for the Insane, executing drills on the exterior of the building. Fire fighting equipment i...
Photograph

International Model D-30 1938 Fire Truck

Date: 10 13 1938
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International Model D-30 1938 fire truck in front of the Tama fire station. There is a ladder attached to the side behind...
Photograph

Jaws of Life Equipment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Theresa firemen cut up an old car with their new 'Jaws of Life' equipment."
Postcard

Forest Protection Lookout Tower

Date: 1913
Description: View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti...
Postcard

Hand-Drawn Ladder Wagon

Date: 
Description: Hand-drawn ladder wagon dating from ca. 1868. Part of the collection at the Hall of Flame, Phoenix, Arizona.

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