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| Date: | 11 1883 |
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| Description: | The ruins of the unfinished South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after its collapse while still under construction. |
| Date: | 11 1883 |
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| Description: | View of the third Wisconsin State Capitol showing the ruins of the South Wing addition after it collapsed during construction. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca... |
| Date: | 07 16 1943 |
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| Description: | Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota, rear exterior view of damaged roof and gutter. |
| Date: | 07 16 1943 |
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| Description: | Interior view of ceiling of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage. Sign over the door says "Couples... |
| Date: | 07 16 1943 |
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| Description: | Interier view of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage on arch above the booths. |
| Date: | 08 19 1932 |
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| Description: | Collapsed Conklin Icehouse from Lake Wingra. |
| Date: | 08 19 1932 |
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| Description: | Close-up of collapsed Conklin Icehouse at Lake Wingra. |
| Date: | 08 19 1932 |
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| Description: | Close-up of rotted timbers at collapsed Conklin Icehouse at Lake Wingra. |
| Date: | 09 17 1930 |
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| Description: | Collapsed wall ice house showing a broken concrete wall in Pardeeville. |
| Date: | 09 17 1930 |
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| Description: | Collapsed ice house in Pardeeville. A roof and debris are in the foreground, and trees and buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 09 17 1930 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the roof of a collapsed ice house. |
| Date: | 09 17 1930 |
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| Description: | View along shoreline towards a collapsed ice house. |
| Date: | 09 17 1930 |
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| Description: | View of a collapsed ice house towards the shoreline looking north. |
| Date: | 05 03 1927 |
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| Description: | Collapsed back wall of Netherwood's Printing Co., at 519 State Street. |
| Date: | 12 06 1946 |
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| Description: | Heidelberg Hofbrau restaurant roof after a fire. The photograph was taken from a nearby building's roof, alternate view. |
| Date: | 11 13 1909 |
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| Description: | The ruins of the fan house and escape shaft after a mining disaster at Cherry mine. A group of men and children are standing in the foreground. |
| Date: | 06 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Paul Gritzmacher and a cow are in the damaged barn. |
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| Description: | Four boys are posing standing and sitting among the debris of a collapsed wooden building at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, probably caused by a tornado. ... |
| Date: | 04 01 1947 |
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| Description: | Ruins of Top Hat nightclub, Middleton Road, destroyed in a $100,000 fire. Middleton police are investigating the possibility of arson. |
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