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| Date: | 12 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Peshtigo Fire Cemetery marker, shown on the site. |
| Date: | 10 10 1916 |
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| Description: | People walking along the Linden Drive path watch as Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burns on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Fire destroy... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | The rear porch wing of the Bradley house, following a fire on March 17. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | The Bradley House, later the Sigma Phi Fraternity house, after a fire on March 17. A young man is walking in front of the house. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | The Bradley House after the fire of March 17. There is obvious fire damage to the roof. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Side view of the Bradley House after the fire of March 17. A portion of the roof is missing. |
| Date: | 03 05 1908 |
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| Description: | The Sturgeon Bay High School after the fire the destroyed the building on March 5, 1908. Handwriting on front reads: "S.B. H.S. After Fire Mar. 5, 08 — A.S... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher exploded as the nigh... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men and women are standing near the damaged railroad tracks. Sixteen men were killed by t... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men are standing near a damaged section of the mill. Sixteen men were killed by the explo... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. A man is standing to the left of a large damaged metal section of the mill which is resti... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble... |
| Date: | 04 12 1896 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a burning Central House engulfed in smoke, with a crowd of spectators gathered to watch. Text on side reads: "The Old Central House April ... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the town as it appeared following the fire of 1894. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Rebuilding of homes and barns after the fire in 1894. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of an elevated view of the ruins after the fire of April 28, 1875. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | After the fire of Oct. 22, 1865. The house takes up most of the image to the right, with burnt trees on the left, and a building in the background. The r... |
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