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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire. |
| 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: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Aftermath of a fire, with several buildings surrounding the cleared area. Identified as Fairchild in Eau Claire County. |
| Date: | 05 14 1886 |
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| Description: | Printed announcement of the opening of the Madison Fire Department. At the top, in a circular frame, is a fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine. B... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking west over the open basements of commercial buildings which were destroyed by a recent fire. Main Street is in the foreground. Horse-d... |
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