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| Date: | 11 25 1871 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River. |
| Date: | 02 1892 |
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| Description: | Engraving of a fur trader standing in the middle of a circle of seated Indians in their council tepee. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | A fire fighter stands over a fire as he trains his hose on the flames. This depicts the close proximity to the fire fire fighters were required to work be... |
| Date: | 02 04 1864 |
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| Description: | Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men and ships near the McCormick Works and the Chicago River during the Chicago Fire of 1871. The original caption reads: "Reproduction o... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Lodi School was a three-story brick Romanesque building with a small cupola, built in 1868. It burned on March 28, 1878. It was rebuilt by December 1878, b... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men and women are standing near the damaged railroad tracks. Sixteen men were killed by t... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men are standing near a damaged section of the mill. Sixteen men were killed by the explo... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. A man is standing to the left of a large damaged metal section of the mill which is resti... |
| Date: | 01 09 1883 |
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| Description: | A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | View across Park Street of Science Hall building after the fire of December 1, 1884, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building's exterior... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | View from Bascom Hill towards the west facade of the original Science Hall building (1876-1884) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after the fir... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, holding a Confederate flag, is arriving in hell with a devil riding on his back. Another devil (Benedict Arnold) below is giving him a "wa... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Drawing depicting the Milwaukee Bank Riot of June 24, 1861. A large crowd is gathered outside the State Bank and Mitchell's Bank. A fire burns in the stree... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the aftermath of a fire, with several buildings surrounding the cleared area. Identified as Fairchild in Eau Claire County and the remains... |
| Date: | 05 14 1886 |
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| Description: | Printed announcement of the opening of the Madison Fire Department. At the top, in a circular frame, is a fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine. B... |
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