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1919 Ladder Fire Truck
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1919 ladder fire truck at Fire Station No. 7, 2410 Monroe Street. Fire fighters (L to R), Capt. Arthur Emerson, Joseph Roberts, Harold Klein, Arthur Halverson, and Daryl Griffin.
May 13, 1947
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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