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: | 1920 |
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Description: | Elevated view of smoke rising from the oil fields in the distance, resulting from an electrical storm. |
Date: | 02 1904 |
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Description: | A crowd watches as a stream of water is trained on the south wing of the burning third Wisconsin State Capitol. The Centennial Fountain, with a winter cove... |
Date: | 02 27 1904 |
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Description: | A view of the smoldering third Wisconsin State Capitol. The roof of the west wing has collapsed; debris litters the steps. |
Date: | 11 11 1995 |
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Description: | "Members of Legion Post 270 performed a flag-burning ceremony on Veteran's Day." |
Date: | 01 04 1958 |
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Description: | Exterior view of buildings damaged by a gas explosion and fire in the 600 block of East Main Street, near the 200 block of North Blount Street. Pictured is... |
Date: | 05 17 1980 |
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Description: | Poster in support of the People's War in Peru, which began in 1980. The war was instigated by a Maoist political group within Peru known as the Shining Pat... |
Date: | 11 1995 |
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Description: | Gordon Allison, Gary Erdmann, and other members of American Legion Post 270 take part in a flag burning ceremony to commemorate Veteran's Day. |
Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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Description: | Ruins of the Barber's Closet in the Hotel Washington. Water shooting from firetruck hoses is visible in the upper left of the image, as the fire that destr... |
Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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Description: | A view from Bedford Street of the smouldering ruins of the Hotel Washington. A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a parked firetruck. Water being us... |
Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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Description: | Water from firehoses has frozen into ice that coats power wires, trees, and pumps at the gas station next to the Hotel Washington, which burns in the backg... |
Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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Description: | A stream of water shoots into the front entrance of the burning, smoking Hotel Washington. The crumpled hotel sign still hangs on the balcony. |
Date: | 02 18 1996 |
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Description: | Firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze destroying the Hotel Washington. Most of the building has collapsed. |
Date: | 01 28 1918 |
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Description: | Streams of water from fire hoses are trained into the upper windows of a storefront which is encased in thick ice. A written description of this photograph... |
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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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Description: | View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. In the background are storefronts destroyed by fire and cov... |
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Description: | View of Sid standing in the street with a cigar in his mouth looking at damaged storefronts covered with icicles. Snow and ice cover the sidewalk, and a fi... |
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Description: | Four-fold, copy art Christmas card made by Sid with two photographs of damaged commercial buildings after a fire. In one image, Sid stands on the slushy st... |
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