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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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Living Room Wall and Fireplace after Explosion

Date: 03 19 1945
Description: Living room wall and fireplace after the Bane residence explosion in North Bay, Lake Mendota.
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Damaged Timlin Oil Pump House

Date: 08 17 1942
Description: Damaged pump house after an oil tank explosion at Timlin Lumber Company, 2702 University Avenue.
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Exploded Store

Date: 03 14 1929
Description: Exploded store of Troia & Son at 102 S. Park Street from the back. Corner of Park and Milton Streets.
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Exploded Store

Date: 03 14 1929
Description: Exploded store of Troia & Son at 102 S. Park Street. Corner of Park and Milton Streets.
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Collapsed Wall of Netherwood's Printing Co.

Date: 05 03 1927
Description: Collapsed back wall of Netherwood's Printing Co., at 519 State Street.
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York Iron Company Ruins

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Description: Three older boys are posing standing in a yard full of toppled bricks, probably the ruins of the blast furnace of the York Iron Company. There is a boardin...
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Collapsing Building

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Description: Building and smokestack collapsing amidst debris.
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Burning Building

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Elevated view from rooftop of smoke billowing out of the roof of a burning brick building. Fire fighters are climbing on ladders on the side of the buildin...
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International Fire Truck

Date: 04 12 1926
Description: Two men sitting in an International fire truck marked "Ogdensburg, N.Y." They are parked in front of what appears to be a fire station.
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Smoldering Foundation of Brick Building

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: The still smoldering foundation of a burned brick building in the wake of a tornado that swept through the town. More debris can be seen in the background.
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Fire on State Street

Date: 1977
Description: Fire on second floor of turret tower in a brick building at the corner of State and Johnson Streets.
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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: The Hotel Washington being destroyed by a fire on Feb. 18, 1996.
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International KBR-10 Fire Truck at Burning Building

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: International KBR-10 truck belonging to St. Louis Fire Department at the scene of a fire. Original caption reads: 'KBR-10 149" wheelbase, double reduction ...
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Wrecked Building, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Entrance to a wrecked building destroyed by the Viet Cong in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam. The building is filled with brick debris and has a sign that reads, "Quàn ...
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Battle-Littered Alley

Date: 06 1962
Description: Alley in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, after a Viet Cong attack. Empty wooden ammunition boxes are strewn about in front of the charred entryway to a small brick bui...
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Burning Rubble in Building

Date: 06 1962
Description: Interior of a wrecked building in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, after a Viet Cong attack. Plaster from the walls and pieces of the roof form a heap of charred rubble...
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Entrance to Burned Out Building, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Entrance to a Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, building burned out in a Viet Cong attack. Debris can be seen cluttering the floor in the darkened interior. A tree branc...
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Flooding Street Scene

Date: 1974
Description: "Flooding on Mayville Street."
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Dewey Ruins

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the ruins of the Nelson Dewey home. The house burned in 1873. A man is standing near a door or window on the bottom left.

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