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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: 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 fil...
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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Fire at Madison Steam Laundry

Date: 03 20 1935
Description: View across street towards the Madison Steam Laundry, at 433 State Street, the scene of a fire. In front of the building is a fire truck with extension lad...
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Fire Company Wagon

Date: 1868
Description: The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4...
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International Model S 1926 Fire Truck

Date: 07 09 1926
Description: An International Model S 1926 truck used as a fire truck and attached to a trailer holding a long, folded ladder sits parked outside Engine House No. 2. Th...
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Flour Mill Fire

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Description: Fire at the elevator of the Atlas Flour Mill. Two men are working a water hose tower in the center, and fire fighters are aiming jets of water at the buil...
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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...
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Firetruck Amid Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado.
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Volunteer Fireman Company

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Description: A view of the Saint James, Long Island fire station. In the middle bay, the fire engine protrudes out into the driveway. Another engine sits inside the s...
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Mastic Fire Department and Truck

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Description: A view of the Mastic, Long Island firemen. A fire engine is parked on the street, to the left of the station. Five firemen are posing in it, two in the fro...
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Fire Station and Fire Engine

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Description: A view of the building and engine. The building, made of brick, contains a garage door opening in an arch shape, accented by the brickwork around the arch...
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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: The Hotel Washington being destroyed by a fire on Feb. 18, 1996.
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International Model KB-10 1948 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: International Model KB-10 1948 truck belonging to St. Louis Fire Department at the scene of a fire. Original caption reads: 'KBR-10 149" wheelbase, double ...
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Granite City Model R-185-6 1956 Fire Truck

Date: 1954
Description: International Model R-185-6 1956 fire truck used by the Granite City Fire Department. Original caption reads: 'R-1856 - 175" wheelbase. RD450 engine. 9.00x...
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Extinguishing Fire at Deering Works

Date: 06 1934
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Deering Works at Fullerton and River, as a crew of firemen works to extinguish a fire i...
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Wm. Ewig Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wm. Ewig Company, an insurance company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with full-color depictions of a scene with three traffic accidents involv...
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Theresa Fire Department

Date: 05 1979
Description: "Gene Koll, Bob Bogenschneider, and Gene Lackas pose with Theresa fire equipment."
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Fire at Das Pioneer Bier Haus

Date: 11 1991
Description: "With windchill factors below zero, firemen battled this fire at Das Pioneer Bier haus, operated by Mike Polster. Former proprietors were John Miller, Henr...
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Fire Trucks

Date: 05 1995
Description: "Theresa Fire Department."
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New Fire Truck

Date: 06 1996
Description: "New fire truck celebration at Theresa."

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