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1. Fire Company #5 Fire Company #5 Fire fighters; Fire stations; Fire engines & equipment; Fire hydrants; Horses; Carts & wagons; Ladders; Lanterns; Boys; Drugstores; Butcher shops Four firemen from Fire Company #5 pose in front of their fire station. Two of the firemen sit atop a wagon pulled by two horses. The wagon is loaded with ladders. A young boy stands next to a fire hydrant...

2. Prest O Lite Company Fire Prest O Lite Company Fire Fire fighters; Fires; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighting; Smoke; Hoses Firemen are spraying water into the building. Other fire fighters are on ladders helping people out of the building. Fire hoses lay in the street. A crowd has gathered to watch the firemen put out the...

3. Fire Station No. 13 Fire Station No. 13 Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire stations; Ladders The firemen are standing next to their ladder truck in front of the fire station. One ladder is extended showing its height. The station has two large entrances, and men can be seen looking through the...

4. Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Fire stations; Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Water towers; Bell towers; Horses; Automobiles The brick and stone fire station is dated 1872. A bell tower is on one side of it. A man is looking out of a second story window. The fire equipment is on wagons pulled by horses. Some of the firemen are...

5. Indianapolis Fire Station No. 32 Indianapolis Fire Station No. 32 Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Ind.)--History; Fire stations; Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment Broad Ripple’s firehouse was dedicated in August of 1922 a few months before annexation. It was built at the northwest corner of Westfield Boulevard and Guilford Avenue on the site of the town hall....

6. Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Fire fighters; Fire stations; Fire engines & equipment; Horses; Carts & wagons The firemen are wearing their uniforms and standing next to their horse-pulled fire equipment. Behind them is the station. Light snow is on the ground.

7. Indianapolis Fire Department Sprinkling Party for Children, Engine House #30 Indianapolis Fire Department Sprinkling Party for Children, Engine House #30 Children playing in water; Children playing outdoors; Fire fighters; Fire stations; Children's parties; Fire engines & equipment A fire hose has been rigged so that it sprays like a fountain. The children and men, presumably firemen, are all soaking wet. The street behind them is flooded.

8. Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Indianapolis Fire Department Headquarters Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire stations; Bells; Ladders The firemen are posed on the truck H&L No.11. Ladders are mounted on the sides and there is a running board for holding gear and for the men to stand on. The man on the running board near the driver has...

9. Hose Wagon #20 at Fire Station Hose Wagon #20 at Fire Station Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire stations; Dogs; Carts & wagons; Horses A hose wagon is shown harnessed to two horses. One fireman sits on the wagon holdings the reins. Other firemen and the station's dog are beside the wagon.

10. Fire Prevention Parade Fire Prevention Parade Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Parades & processions; Parks Fire trucks are parading down Meridian Street. People watch the parade from the sidewalk and from benches in the park.

11. Spencer House Spencer House Hotels; Fire escapes; Railroad tracks View of the four-story Spencer House hotel with its fire escapes on the front and side of the building. Signs on the building advertise the hotel's lunch room. A tailoring shhop is also located in the...

12. Hotel Severin Hotel Severin Hotels; Doormen; Fire escapes The hotel fills a city block. Large arched windows are on the street level. The fire escape runs down the back of the building. A doorman is standing in the street next to an automobile.

13. Hotel Linden Hotel Linden Hotels; Awnings; Electric signs; Fire escapes; Barbershops The hotel is located between the Hotel Royal and the Sanborn Electric Company. The fire escape comes down the front of the building. A canopy extends out from the entrance over the sidewalk. A barber pole...

14. Brevort Hotel Brevort Hotel Hotels; Awnings; Fire escapes; Traffic police; Stores & shops The hotel is made of dark brick and light colored stone. A variety of shops are on the street level; each with a different awning. Fire escapes are on both sides of the building. A traffic policeman is...

15. Consolidated Building with Keith's Theater Consolidated Building with Keith's Theater Office buildings; Theaters; Fire escapes View of the fifteen-story Consolidated Building with the theater located on the ground floor. The stonework varies on the facade of the building. A fire escape extends down the front of the building next...

16. Fall Creek Mills Fall Creek Mills Mills; Buildings; Snow; Winter; Fire hydrants A three-story building attached to a single-level slatted structure sits along the side of a road. Signs on the buildings read "Fall Creek Mills" and "The Old Water Power Mill." There is snow along the...

17. German Trust Building in the Talbott Block German Trust Building in the Talbott Block Banks; Office buildings; Fire escapes; Business districts; Bicycles & tricycles; Automobiles View of the German Trust building located on a downtown corner. A variety of businesses occupy the building along with the bank. Automobiles and bicycles are parked along the curb. A fire escape extends...

18. Looking East on Washington Street Between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets Looking East on Washington Street Between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets Aerial views; Streets; Towers; Business districts; Fire lookout stations View along a portion of Washington Street. The building with a tower on top was known as "Glenn's Block". The tower served as the Fire Watchman's Tower.

19. Mill After Fire Mill After Fire Mills; Fires; Ladders; Police; Automobiles; Carts & wagons View of fire damage to a mill. A sign on the building reads "The Home of EZ Bake Flour." The roof of the building is gone and the windows are broken out. Two ladders lean against the building. Policemen...

20. Bemis Indianapolis Bag Company Bemis Indianapolis Bag Company Factories; Water towers; Chimneys; Fire escapes; Employees View of the Bemis Indianapolis Bag Co. A large watertower sits next to the factory. Several chimneys top the building. A fire escape extends down one side of the building. Three men and a young boy are...
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