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Wisconsin State Capitol Ruins after Collapse

Date: 11 1883
Description: The ruins of the unfinished South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after its collapse while still under construction.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Ruins after Collapse

Date: 11 1883
Description: View of the third Wisconsin State Capitol showing the ruins of the South Wing addition after it collapsed during construction.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Construction Disaster

Date: 1883
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca...
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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Collapsed Conklin Icehouse from Lake Wingra.
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Collapsed Conklin Icehouse

Date: 08 19 1932
Description: Close-up of collapsed Conklin Icehouse at Lake Wingra.
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Top Hat Night Club Fire Damage

Date: 04 01 1947
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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Collapsed Structure by Roadside

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Description: View from street towards a building that has collapsed. There is a sidewalk in the foreground, and trees surround the building. A body of water is in the b...

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