Jan. 3, 1937: Firefighter recruits in training maneuvers, explained in a caption that includes a 68-word sentence that would surely not pass muster from a copy editor today: “Some of the most breath-taking exploits, Chief Oliver explains, are used ‘just to take the fear out of the men,’ but the future firemen must learn to be careful at the same time that they learn to be fearless, so that they can move about nimbly on high places, with the aid of ropes and ladders, and never make the mistake — almost certain to be fatal — of falling.” Photo: Wiiliam Eckenberg/The New York Times