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Peshtigo Fire II. Fire in Town

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Description: Townspeople fleeing the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871.
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Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: Outdoor view of two pots used for a fish boil. One pot is engulfed in flames and children are running from the area.
Photograph

Fueling Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: A man fueling a fire for a fish boil, as people look on.
Photograph

Help for Fire Victims

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Annie Simmons and her four children are enjoying a "picnic" on the floor at Baron Brothers Department Store after the fire in the tenement-type house at 15...
Photograph

Fire Victims

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Portrait of Martha Verriden with her 14 month old son, Stevie. They lost their home and possessions in a fire at their trailer home at Oak Park Trailer Cou...

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