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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Theresa Firemen's Parade

Date: 08 1995
Description: Street view of Theresa Firemen's Parade.
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Water barrel fights in Theresa."
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Inside the Firetruck

Date: 07 1983
Description: Theresa firemen participate in the Knowles Annual 4th of July Picnic and Parade.
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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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Jaws of Life Equipment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Theresa firemen cut up an old car with their new 'Jaws of Life' equipment."
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Brandes Heating Company Explosion and Fire

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Police and spectators watch as firemen battle a blaze at Brandes Heating Co., 2046 Winnebago Street.
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Fire at Atlas Flour Mill

Date: 12 11 1926
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...
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Theresa Firemen's Picnic Parade

Date: 08 1982
Description: "Theresa Firemen's Picnic Parade."
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Theresa Fire Department Veteran

Date: 08 1995
Description: "Les Beck was honored for being with the Theresa Fire Department for 60 years."
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Dodge County firemen compete in the 'water barrel' fights at Theresa's Firemen's Picnic."
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Fire at Haack's Bicycles

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Description: Elevated view from across street towards fire engines parked in front of Haack's Bicycles at 1250 East Washington Avenue. Firefighters are on the roof. The...
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Jay Street Firefighting Efforts

Date: 07 30 2011
Description: Firefighters respond to a fire at the Democratic Party Office at 118 Fifth Avenue. Viewed from Fourth Street intersection.
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Fire Truck Initiation

Date: 06 1996
Description: "When Theresa firemen purchased a new truck, as is customary, other fire departments came to initiate the new truck."
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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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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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Patricia Ann Palmer (2) Caught in Truax Park Drainage Pipe

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Patricia Ann Palmer (2) is rescued from an abandoned drainage pipe at Truax Park. A rescue crew member carries her bundled in a blanket to a police car for...
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Patricia Ann Palmer (2) Caught in Truax Park Drainage Pipe

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Young children inspect the hole where Patricia Ann Palmer's (2) leg was caught in an unused drainage pipe at Truax Park. Rescue workers cut the hole in the...
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Fire Fighters with New Rescue Truck

Date: 01 06 1949
Description: Five fire fighters, Kendall Niebuhr, William J. Sullivan, John G. Randall, Chief Edward J. Page, and Gill S. Stone, pose with newly customized rescue truck...
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Fire in Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: A fireman is climbing a tall ladder supported on the rear wall of a two-story brick building. There are other firemen on the ground and two men observing. ...

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