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Cribbage Game at Fire Station

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Description: Fireman playing cribbage in a quiet moment at the Dayton and Randall Streets Fire Station Number 4 with spittoon in the foreground.
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Fireman Retirement Party

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Retirement party for Stanley Oldham at the No. 7 fire station, 2410 Monroe Street. Standing, left to right, are: firemen William Ferger, Thomas Barry, Marv...
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Manure Spreaders on Display in Town

Date: 03 15 1911
Description: View down street of large group of men in small town with over 15 manure spreaders on display. On the left near an intersection is a firehouse with a tower...
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Bethel Fire Department

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Description: A view of the fire department and engine. The station is wooden, with a look-out tower. It is small, and surrounded by other wooden structures, mostly ho...
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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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Spotswood Fire Department Engine

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Description: A view of the engine, with four men posing on it, one in front and three in the back. It is parked in an empty lot, with a house to the left. This struct...
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Fireman's Hall

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Description: Front view of the multi-story brick Fireman's Hall. A tower with a lookout at the top extends from the roof. A forested hill and dwellings appear in the ...
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Fillmore Street

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Description: Snow-covered backyards in town with stacks of logs, probably Fillmore Street between First and Second Streets. The brick building in the background is prob...
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Fire Dispatchers Room

Date: 03 09 1965
Description: Dispatcher Sgt. L.E. Odegaard sitting at a switchboard surrounded by newly installed dispatching equipment. Odegaard is on the second floor of No. 3 statio...
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North Side Fire Station

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view from across the street of the new North Side Fire Station, Fire Station No. 1, at 412 N. 8th Street. The construction is two-story brick, ha...
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New Ranger Station

Date: 06 19 1936
Description: One man is working on a ladder near the side door of a one and one half story, masonry block building with five garage bays. There are two men on the right...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Harold Hansen (left) and Fred Manthe making chili for the firemen's dinner. Hansen is standing next to the stove stirring a deep pot with one hand, and is ...
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Chatting about previous fire fighting experiences are (from left to right): Captain Arthur Wilcox, Firemen Russell Mani, and Wilbur Wright. They are sittin...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Cadott

Date: 1912
Description: Sanborn map of Cadott.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Brodhead

Date: 1908
Description: A Sanborn fire map of Brodhead. Includes an inset at top right showing distances from P.O.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Sauk City

Date: 1915
Description: A Sanborn fire insurance map of Sauk City created in 1915.

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