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Poster

Forest Fires Bring Tragic Losses

Date: 1944
Description: Forest Fire Design No. 2, Untitled. The poster features primarily text, in shades of dulled red and white. A message on the back of the poster indicates th...
Poster

What Fire Destroys Is Never Recovered - Be Careful in Woods and Forests

Date: 1944
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...
Poster

Timber Is Vital to War Effort! - Prevent Forest Fires!

Date: 1943
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...
Postcard

Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate...
Photograph

Ruins of Forest Fire

Date: 1913
Description: Forest of burnt tree trunks and broken logs.
Photograph

Arboretum Brush Fire

Date: 03 08 1954
Description: Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.

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