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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
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Smoking Rubble, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Smoking rubble in the village of Vin Quoi, Vietnam. Destruction caused by Viet Cong.
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Parking Lot at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Automobiles damaged during the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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Burnt Buildings

Date: 01 04 1958
Description: View of a badly damaged house at left, and a pile of rubble in the background where the home of William and Gladys McGrath once stood. Both McGraths were k...
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Aftermath of Fire

Date: 01 05 1958
Description: View of the badly damaged house at left, and a pile of rubble at right where the home of William and Gladys McGrath once stood. Both McGraths were killed i...
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Buna Immediately After Capture

Date: 01 02 1943
Description: Handwritten on the back of the print, "Buna, immediately after capture by Yanks and Aussies." Two men stand in the center amid the destruction of the jungl...
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Explosion Kills Couple

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Explosion and fire in the 200 block of North Bassett Street caused the deaths of William and Gladys McGrath and destruction of five buildings. Firemen are ...

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