Color silent film that of the fire, and aftermath, at FISCO on South Broadway. The company housed the equipment for the Rochester Fire Department to use for fighting rural fires.
Lerman Family history; Lerman's work in the US Post Office and the railroads; getting into law school at the University of Minnesota and his many years of legal practice as a labor lawyer. Lerman was also involved with the St. Paul Workman's Circle, and discusses labor-related activities in the St. Paul Jewish community, including Labor-Zionism. A PDF version of the transcript available at http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/pdf-assets/jhs-lerman.pdf
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Color film with no sound. Tables are set up in a city garage for the potential candidates to take the written civil service test for part of the exam to be a Rochester firefighter. The physical portion of the test is done at Soldier's Field track and includes running, long jump, high jump, and pull ups.
Color silent film shows the Rochester Fire Department deploying trucks and a portable water tank to fight a blaze in a barn. The barn was donated by the Pennington's for this training exercise. The following events take place during the film. (02:21) Chief Ollie Mertz in the green shirt on the right. (06:57) Jerry Kokovich, safety inspector is in the blue suit coat. (07:10) Fireman Fanning sticks his head out of the burned roof of the barn. (07:58) Fireman Eischen is running away from the barn with his gear.
