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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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Sunken Boat "Quincy"

Date: 1906
Description: Bow of the sidewheel packet, "Quincy," sunk in 1906. People are standing on temporary pier beside her. Later raised and renamed the "J.S."
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Sinking Boat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Lat...
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Oxygen Helmets

Date: 11 13 1909
Description: Two men in oxygen helmets outside of the Cherry, Illinois, mining disaster.
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Ruins of Fan House and Escape Shaft

Date: 11 13 1909
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.
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Drivers Clinic

Date: 1938
Description: A patrolman demonstrates a driving machine at a Drivers Clinic sponsored by the Wisconsin Highway Commission.
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Safety Patrol Training

Date: 1950
Description: Safety Patrol training class at a rural Rock County school.
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Safety Patrol Convention

Date: 1950
Description: Safety Patrol students from Rock County meet with an AAA representative at a Safety Patrol conference.
Poster

Safety Singing

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Description: Safety poster issued by the Safety Engineering Department of Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, to urge automobile drivers not to spe...
Postcard

Oconto Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Footbridge on river. Caption reads: "The Foot Bridge at Oconto, Wis., That went down with the Oconto Freshman Class."
Photograph

Upside Down Bancroft Delivery Truck

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Description: An upside down Bancroft delivery truck. A man is standing just behind the front tires. On the right, a "Dane County Police Traffic" car can be seen behind ...
Postcard

A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's Camp

Date: 1911
Description: View of an overturned delivery wagon near M. Krachmer's camp, five miles north of Antigo. Caption reads: "A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's."
Postcard

Wreck at Mrs. Biederwolf's

Date: 08 22 1910
Description: A crowd of people is posing near a haystack surrounded by debris. Caption reads: "Wreck at Mrs. Biederwolf, Fredonia, Wis."
Poster

Warning! Consider The Possible Consequences If You Are Careless In Your Work

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting an elevated view of a downed plane tail up and floating in the sea with survivors standing on top of it. A seaplane i...

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