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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station
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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 holding a white bowl in the other hand. Manthe is holding a ladle.
January 20, 1954
Stein, Edwin
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station
January 20, 1954
Lt. Henry Anderson (left) and Capt. Erwin Beale (right) waiting for details as Fireman O.E. Vallem is receiving a phone report from East Side firemen. Vallem is sitting at the switchboard.
Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station
January 20, 1954
Captain Arne Lewick doubles as the fire station mechanic. Smoking a pipe, he is working at a lathe.
Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station
January 20, 1954
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Police and Firemen's Show
July 28, 1954
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Madison Apartment Fire
February 19, 1959
Madison firemen fighting an apartment fire at 146 West Johnson street.
Arboretum Brush Fire
March 8, 1954
Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
