Photograph
Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire
| Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximately 2,000 people. More than 1,200 people perished in the conflagration that consumed more than 1.25 million acres of forest in what was, at the time, a booming lumber town. |
| Image ID: | 1859 |
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| Creation Date: | 1871 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Peshtigo |
| County: | Marinette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Peshtigo fire stereographs, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, 1871 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6021.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 3.5 inches |
| For full stereograph see Image ID: 162083. This image is one of many images of the Peshtigo Fire and its aftermath, held by the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Deer |
| Trees |
| Fires |
| Landscape |
| Fences |
| Outdoor photography |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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