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Fire Fighters
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Group portrait of five fire fighters after their rescue from the blazing roof of the building that was burned in the fire. From left to right, they are E.A. Lins, K. Wilkinson, D.C. Williams, H.H. Lins, and C.J. Johnson.
May 21, 1931
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Children on Fire Truck
October 5, 1935
Three children and a fireman sitting on a fire truck.
Big Falls Fire Fighters
1910
Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
Aerial Fire Truck with Fire Fighters
January 2, 1934
Madison Fire Department's new gray $16,200 aerial fire truck parked in front of the Central Fire Station, 18-20 South Webster Street. Roy Hurling is driving and Jim Williams is acting as tiller man...
Playground Pageant
August 15, 1931
Elevated group portrait of children, portraying flowers in the Garden Pageant on baseball diamond at Breese Stevens Field, holding playground name signs.
Truax Field Fire Station
April 10, 1943
Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1 with 5 fire fighter crash crew members and their truck.
Children Receiving Prizes
November 21, 1931
A group of children and adults observe the awarding of bicycles as prizes in the Madison Label Saving contest.
