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Painting

Peshtigo Fire II. Fire in Town

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Description: Townspeople fleeing the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871.
Postcard

Mine Disaster

Date: 11 13 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of people gathering around an air shaft of a mine in after a mining disaster. Caption reads: "(?) at Mine Disaster showing wrecked ai...
Print

International Harvester Safety Calendar

Date: 1919
Description: Page from an International Harvester calendar promoting safety using themes from World War I. The title of calendar is "The World's Greatest Chance Taker! ...
Photograph

Truax Barracks Fire

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Four Truax barracks apartment neighbors who rescued Walter Alburn and two of his children from the Alburn apartment after a kerosene explosion and resultin...
Photograph

View of Town With Flood Damage

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Description: Elevated view of Black River Falls after the flood of 1911. Several men and youth are visible in the foreground, in addition to the new dam construction.
Photograph

Beware of Dog

Date: 05 1926
Description: A dog crouches behind a fence where a "Beware of Dog" sign hangs. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department ...
Photograph

The Heritage Farm after the Tornado

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: View of damaged farmhouse and group of people sitting and standing outdoors. The roof was blown off and windows were shattered. Four women stand in the yar...
Print

Empire Mower and Reaper

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “...
Photograph

Ortelsburg in East Prussia

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Description: Scene of destroyed and burned out buildings.
Photograph

Bjarne Bendixon and Dog Sandy

Date: 05 03 1957
Description: Bjarne Bendixson on his hands and knees, leaning over his dog, Sandy, wrapped in a blanket. They were saved by their housekeeper when fire flashed through ...
Photograph

On the Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Water from French Creek covers the surface of a bridge at Dates Mill near the Marquette-Columbia County line. The caption on the negative envelope states: ...

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