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Washington, D.C. Firehouse Station No. 4. When an alarm is sounded, the men gather around the control desk and watch the 'joker' which indicates whether or not they go to the fire box pulled
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Credit lineWashington, D.C. Firehouse Station No. 4. When an alarm is sounded, the men gather around the control desk and watch the 'joker' which indicates whether or not they go to the fire box pulled. 1943-01-01. Parks, Gordon. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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