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Elevated View of Tornado Damage

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view over water, perhaps Hatfield Lake, of damage to houses and property caused by a tornado. Groups of people are scattered throughout the town.
Photograph

Damaged Houses after Tornado

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: View over water, perhaps Hatfield Lake, of houses damaged and demolished in a tornado. Floating at the edge of the lake near an eroded bank are numerous pi...
Photograph

Tornado Damaged Area

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view over water of the damage created by a tornado. A river, with debris visibly floating in it, runs through the town. Groups of people are walki...
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Growd Gathered Around Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A crowd gathers amid debris left from the aftermath of a tornado. Trees have been stripped of their limbs and bark, and houses have been flattened by the n...
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Tornado Damaged House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A woman and her young daughter stand in a yard examining a house in the aftermath of a tornado. The house has one entire side missing, a tree leans over on...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage Amid Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Side view of a group of people looking at the debris left by a tornado from a covered horse-drawn carriage. In the foreground the roof of a houselies on th...
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People in Yard of Roofless House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A small group of people stand in the yard of a damaged house that had its roof removed by a tornado, and moved off of its foundation, which is exposed on t...
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Remains of House Damaged by Tornado

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: The remains of a house damaged by a tornado. The roof and much of the structure have been completely removed and destroyed. Other debris litters the surrou...
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Men Working Among Rubble

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A man wearing a hat stands among piles of rubble left in the wake of a tornado. A number of men are working in the large piles of debris, which includes lu...
Photograph

Tornado Relief Effort Operations

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of people working with the relief effort in the aftermath of a tornado. Boxes of supplies are piled near a man in the foreground, and a man h...
Photograph

Debris Field

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Field of debris left in the wake of a tornado. A crowd of people are observing the destruction from a high vantage point.
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Men and Women Surrounded by Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: In the foreground a small group of men and women stand surrounded by the debres from a tornado. Storm damaged houses and relief workers are visible in the ...
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Men Working Among Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A group of men working in the debris left in the wake of a tornado. A large column is leaning against part of a wall or foundation.
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Men wIth Large Piece of Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Man standing around the remains of a house that has been demolished during a tornado. A man is standing near a horse on the right. In the background a smal...
Photograph

Group Observing aftermath of Tornado

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Rear view of a small group of women and children observing the aftermath of a tornado. They are standing on boards, and debris covers the ground.
Photograph

Tornado Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Debris left after tornado. A portion of a roof from a collapsed building lies on top of the debris, including the wheels of a carriage or cart.
Postcard

Baldwin High School

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the high school. There is a cupola over the belfry and an arched doorway. Caption reads: "Baldwin, Wis. High ...
Postcard

Creamery

Date: 1928
Description: Photographic postcard view across road of the creamery. The entrance is on the left and a loading dock is on the right. Caption reads: "'Creamery,' Baldwin...
Postcard

Front Street, Deer Park

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of unpaved Front Street, with the State Bank building on the corner on the right. Caption reads: "Front St., Deer Par...
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: View down unpaved Main Street, a central business district. Businesses include a pharmacy, a buffet, and a hotel. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. C...

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