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| Date: | 12 11 1926 |
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| Description: | Fire destroyed the Atlas Flour Mill, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Thirteen engine companies, six truck companies, and two fire boats fought the... |
| Date: | 04 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district. |
| Date: | 03 20 1935 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 27 1904 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol fire, showing a crowd watching near the South Wing. Some of the contents of the building are already in wagons ready to be hauled a... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | A portion of John B. Heim's map of the Water Works System of Madison showing the size of the third Wisconsin Capitol (228' x 226') in comparison with the C... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Firefighters handle a fire hose connected to an International Model 61 1923 fire truck operated by the "Canadian Fire Department." |
| Date: | 08 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Spectators and fireman at the Fitzgibbons building fire downtown. |
| Date: | 08 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters applying water to the burning Fitzgibbons building downtown. |
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| Description: | View across water towards fire fighters in a boat on the river putting out a fire in a large building. Water sprays from fire hoses from two directions, wi... |
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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... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado. |
| Date: | 02 04 1948 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 06 1934 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 1904 |
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| Description: | A crowd watches as a stream of water is trained on the south wing of the burning third Wisconsin State Capitol. The Centennial Fountain, with a winter cove... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | The map shows fire towers, public camp grounds, roads, snow mobile & riding trails, trout lakes, foot trails, railroads, and National Forest boundaries. |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a globe within the "O" of the company name, a sprinkler releasing water o... |
| Date: | 11 1991 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Lower left hand corner features a legend. "Drawn 1938, revised 1947." Shows water mains, hydrants, corporation limits, city ward divisions, fire proof buil... |
| Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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| Description: | Ruins of the Barber's Closet in the Hotel Washington. Water shooting from firetruck hoses is visible in the upper left of the image, as the fire that destr... |
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