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Fire at Atlas Flour Mill

Date: 12 11 1926
Description: Fire destroyed the Atlas Flour Mill, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Thirteen engine companies, six truck companies, and two fire boats fought the...
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire Scene

Date: 08 11 1934
Description: Doyon Lumber Co., following a warehouse fire, located at 638 West Mifflin Street.
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Constructing Boats

Date: 1655
Description: Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587.
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McCormick Reaper Works during Chicago Fire

Date: 1871
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...
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Fire Damaged Car

Date: 03 14 1945
Description: In the recently completed paint department of Royal Body Co., 9-13 N. Brooks Street, a worker is preparing a sedan, the body and fenders of which are going...
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Firetruck Amid Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado.
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Confederate Ammunition Warehouse Explosion

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Description: A large lithograph of the most immediate of the tragic results of the civil war in Mobile, Alabama, which was the great explosion of May 25, 1865. Federal ...
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Extinguishing Fire at Deering Works

Date: 06 1934
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered outside International Harvester's Deering Works at Fullerton and River, as a crew of firemen works to extinguish a fire i...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey at the 9/11 Ground Zero site viewing the damage to the World Trade Center. Behind Obey is the World Financial Center co...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, wearing a blue shirt, is standing in the foreground. Behind him, also in a blue shirt, is Florida Congressman Bill You...
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Rebuilt McCormick Buildings

Date: 1871
Description: Collage depicting multiple McCormick buildings reconstructed or built after the Chicago Fire. The caption at bottom reads, "Rebuilt Chicago. — Buildings Er...
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Sawmill Fire

Date: 1894
Description: A crowd gathers and watches the sawmill on fire.
Postcard

Windsor Mine Shaft on Fire

Date: 05 02 1910
Description: The postcard shows billowing smoke from the Hurley, Wisconsin Windsor mine shaft. Two men who were in the mine at the time lost their lives. A group of boy...
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Onlookers are standing in the road in the foreground.
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Scene from McGillivray Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Horse-drawn vehicles and onlookers are on the road in the foreground.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory, with onlookers in the foreground.
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Rebuilding

Date: 1899
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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Sid on a Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ...

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