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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: | 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: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Chicago fire of October 8, 1871. The hand-colored lithograph was published by Currier and Ives. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Rebuilding of homes and barns after the fire in 1894. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | After the fire of Oct. 22, 1865. The house takes up most of the image to the right, with burnt trees on the left, and a building in the background. The r... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Science Hall (1876-1884) after the fire and in the process of being demolished on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| 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: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View down Bascom Hill of Science Hall (1876-1884) in the process of being demolished. |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Still smoldering fires and wreckage amidst debris left in the wake of a tornado. |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado. |
| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a... |
| 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: | 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: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with lumber standing in front of the frame of building under construction facing Main Street. There is a worker... |
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