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Photograph

Men Fighting Forest Fire

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Description: Several men fighting a small forest fire. One man has a water pack on his back.
Photograph

Big Falls Fire Fighters

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of a fire fighting crew posing with buckets and shovels. They are battling the Big Falls Forest Fire.
Photograph

Smokey Poster Design #2

Date: 1944
Description: Poster design of Clarke-McNary Forest Protection Program depicting Smokey Bear pouring water on a campfire.
Drawing

Vertical Forest Fire Poster Design #1

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Description: Poster design from the Forest Protection Program depicting squirrels with the text: "Another Enemy To Conquer-Forest Fires-9 Out Of 10 Can BE Prevented".
Drawing

Horizontal Forest Fire Poster Design #1

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Description: Poster design from the Forest Protection Program depicting squirrels and text: "Another Enemy To Conquer-Forest Fires-Nine Out Of Ten Can Be Prevented".
Photograph

Forest Rangers in Charred Forest

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Description: Forest rangers look over charred ruins of timber in a forest where "Smokey," a black bear cub was found suffering from third degree burns.
Magazine or Periodical

The Woods on Fire

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Description: Illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon out of burning woodland.
Painting

Forest Fire between Lansing and Grandhaven in Michigan

Date: 1859
Description: The maple and hickory forests in the old northwest were often plagued with fires during the summer months. Hölzlhuber, on a return journey from Niagara Fal...
Photograph

Well Jetting Equipment

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Description: Well jetting equipment with three hose lines extinguishing forest fires.
Photograph

Forest Fire

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Description: View of a forest fire taken from an adjoining field. A fence separates the field from the burning trees.
Photograph

Peshtigo Fire Cemetery Official Marker

Date: 03 29 1951
Description: Indoor group portrait of men posed with the Wisconsin Official Marker. From left to right on either side of the marker are: Clifford Lord, Secretary of Sit...
Photograph

Arboretum Brush Fire

Date: 03 08 1954
Description: Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.

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