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1 “Kirby’s Fine for ‘79” flyers – 2nd Vice President North Dakota Firemen’s Assn.
2 Sign – “Welcome Firemen! Williams County Firemen’s Association, Have a Good Time! Come Back Again!” n.d.
3 1969 FDIC Workshop meeting room locations
4 Brochure - An invitation to participate in the Eleventh Annual International Seminar in Arson Detection and Investigation, at Memorial Union Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, conducted by Division of Adult Eduation Public Safety Institute, April 25-29, 1955
5 Williston Fire Department History Book – index
6 Prints – Area fire departments, October 1984
7 “Fire Conventions, Also North Dakota Firemen’s Association” – notes, newspaper clipping, address labels
8 “Williston City Fire Department” – prints, newspaper clippings, notes, sample logo (taken from Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department), advertisements,
screened negative, paste up (pg. 43 Hook and Barney)
9 “Fire Prevention Issue” – prints, draft (Ray Fire Department), newspaper clipping “Williston Rural Firemen Make 30 Fire Runs”
10 Newspaper clippings, article drafts & miscellaneous
a. Williston Graphic, August 12, 1909, fire at Tom Shea’s (also J.E. Pasonault and family of Cando arrived and will reside in Williston & Carbon Sepia photos by Kloss [the photographer])
b. Williston Graphic, April 10, 1919, “Williston’s New Fire Engine Has Been Shipped”
c. Published Article – Williston Daily Herald, March 29, 1982, “The Williston Fire Department” – part of fire-police-sheriff section
d. Farmer’s Press (reprint), probably April 1949, “Wheelock Near Panic as Fire with Billowing Smoke Threatens Village”
e. Brochure – vote yes for new fire station, 1981
f. Traced logo (from Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department)
g. Article draft – “The New 1930 Fire Truck”
h. Article draft – “History of Williston City Fire Department, 1898-1984”
i. Print – Williston City Fire Department, 1983
11 “Fire Departments – 1912 Convention in Williston, New horse drawn fire truck”
a. Newspaper clippings (c. 1905-1930s)
b. List of early stories in Williston Graphic on fire department
c. Screened prints (Hook & Barney)
d. Print
e. Article “Volunteerism into the 90’s, Trends for and Against” in Chief Fire Executive, January/February/March 1989
12 Fifty-third Report of the State Fire Marshal of the State of North Dakota, for the period of July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970
13 Embossed Christmas card
14 Print – logo of Bureau of Criminal Investigation, State of North Dakota
15 Clipping of logo, phone numbers of Williston businesses, address of Supervisor of Fire Service Education at Iowa State University
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