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| Date: | 11 25 1871 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Forest Fire Design No. 3, Untitled. The poster features primarily text, in shades of dulled red and white. A message on the back of the poster indicates th... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Department of Agriculture Design No. 1, "Forest Fire." The poster features a forest fire blazing around a lone country house, with smoke billowing into the... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Forest of burnt tree trunks and broken logs. |
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| Description: | A man (Mr. Carlsen) is standing next to his daughter (Lisa). He is bending over and pointing to a small green plant growing out of the scorched ground afte... |
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| Description: | A father (Mr. Carlsen) and his daughter (Lisa) are kneeling on the scorched ground next to a burned tree trunk. They are touching and looking at a small gr... |
| Date: | 03 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. |
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