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Oliver Chilled Plow Works Advertisement

Date: 1883
Description: Lithographed advertising card for the Oliver Chilled Plow Works commemorating the new year, 1884. The card features two color illustrations within a gold f...
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Bridge into a Small Town

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of a small town with a river and bridge in the foreground. High water has washed away the road and river bank at the far end of the bridge. T...
Photograph

Betsy Flood Victims

Date: 09 10 1965
Description: A New Orleans group hold signs as they rally at Mercy Seat Baptist Church for compensation for lives lost and 25,000 homes ruined during a flood. Reverend ...
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Flood Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a flood scene looking up Main Street showing Kellog-Hubbard Library, the stone building which opened in 1895, and churches. Men and women ...
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Wreckage Left After Flood

Date: 1903
Description: View from railroads tracks of the wreckage of wooden buildings left behind after a flood. Intact buildings are visible in a skyline in the distance, and pe...
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Flooded River

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Description: Elevated view across river at flood stage, with piles of logs and timber caught near rocks. A flooded small building is surrounded by water, and has an adv...
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Pecatonica River on a Rampage

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Pecatonica River at the bridge. The river is flooding the town. Caption reads: "Pecatonica River on a Rampage, Darlington, , Wis."

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