Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Rural areas
Filter: Subject of disasters
| Date: | 07 1927 |
|---|---|
| Description: | On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | The wreckage of buildings on the John Hedler farm after a tornado. An intact wooden barrel and part of a wooden fence stands in the center foreground. A la... |
| Date: | 09 21 1931 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Tornado damage showing a broken, twisted tree laying on the ground and on the roof of a farmhouse. The roof and wall have been crushed. |
| Date: | 09 21 1931 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View from road of storm damage to a farm. The barn roof has blown off. Men are working on the roof, which has exposed roof timbers. In the foreground are t... |
| Date: | 08 07 1924 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across yard of a storm-damaged farmhouse. In the foreground is an overturned automobile. The windows of the house have been blown out and the roof has... |
| Date: | 06 12 1915 |
|---|---|
| Description: | People standing among the broken remains of the Tim Finley farm after a killer tornado. A woman in the center is standing on a mattress. Two people were ki... |
| Date: | 06 12 1915 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group of men and boys standing around the exposed foundation of a house in the foreground. There is part of an overturned roof on the left. Broken wood is ... |
| Date: | 07 03 1907 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a tornado that destroyed a farm. Caption reads: "Berlin Wis., Cyclone, July 3, '07 — Wightman's House and Ba... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | View looking uphill towards a wrecked automobile resting in a ditch off the road. Probably due to an accident. People are standing near the top of the hill... |
| Date: | 08 22 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A crowd of people is posing near a haystack surrounded by debris. Caption reads: "Wreck at Mrs. Biederwolf, Fredonia, Wis." |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View towards a tornado-damaged home with most of the roof missing and a collapsed barn. A chicken is in the yard. Captions read: "Barn" and "Mrs. E.C. Barn... |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of a collapsed barn after a tornado. The house in the background on the right is missing its roof. Captions read: "Barn," "House," "After the Cyclone,... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: