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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximatel... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks. |
| Date: | 10 10 1916 |
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| Description: | View from distance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burning on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Smoke is billowing out from the building... |
| Date: | 10 10 1916 |
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| Description: | View from distance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burning on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Smoke is billowing out from the building... |
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| Description: | View of a forest fire taken from an adjoining field. A fence separates the field from the burning trees. |
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| Description: | View across a field towards thick smoke billowing from a forest fire. People are in an open field in the distance. A road with trucks parked along it runs ... |
| Date: | 04 1934 |
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| Description: | Scorching hive bodies that were infected with American Foul Brood. |
| 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: | 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Members of the Droster Family stand among the remains of the Droster Brothers General Store after it burned down in November. It was located across the str... |
| Date: | 07 22 1906 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk and street towards the Fountain City fire of July 22, 1906. Smoke is billowing from a downtown building. Several onlookers are watching ... |
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| Description: | View across garbage and waste around a pool of water towards a fire burning in a landfill. Trees are along a ridge in the far background. |
| Date: | 03 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Wearing gloves, I.P. Rumsey is holding a stick and tending a smoking fire outdoors in a clearing on the Island. Archibald Lake is in the background. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Looking at the camera, Albert Rhode, possibly a lumberjack, is standing and holding a big, heavy log. He is wearing a long sleeved shirt, pants, and a hat.... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man using a TD-18A to cover up a fire. Subject: "TD-18A — Land Clearing." Where Taken: "MtS." Information with photograph reads: "This ... |
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