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Chapman House after Fire

Date: 12 29 1932
Description: View across street towards the Chandler B. and Frances Chapman home exterior, at 640 N. Carroll Street, from the northeast after the fire. Furniture is on ...
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Behr Residence Showing Where Child Fell

Date: 10 23 1930
Description: Behr residence, with a dotted line and an "x" showing where a child fell.
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House Damaged by Fallen Tree

Date: 09 02 1948
Description: A garage and house at 537 S. Randall Avenue after a gust of wind blew two box elder trees into them. The trees were at the rear of the Owen F. Glissendorf'...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 10 28 1948
Description: Side view of tenement-type house at 15 South Bedford Street, located at the rear of the city garage, showing the lone window of the tiny sleeping room (far...
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Truax Barracks Fire

Date: 11 06 1948
Description: Truax barracks building where a kerosene explosion and fire fatally burned Mrs. Walter (Dorothy) Alburn, and seriously burned her husband and two of their ...
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Rainwater Pooling Outside House

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Description: Rainwater pooling on the curb and in the driveway of a residence. A garage and well-groomed yard is also visible. A tricycle and coaster wagon are on a wal...
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High Water Damage Along Lake Mendota

Date: 04 27 1950
Description: View of damage to the breakwater behind the home of Dr. J.G. Frisch, 1653 Sherman Avenue, caused by high water and waves driven by strong winds.
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Tornado Damaged House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A woman and her young daughter stand in a yard examining a house in the aftermath of a tornado. The house has one entire side missing, a tree leans over on...
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People in Yard of Roofless House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A small group of people stand in the yard of a damaged house that had its roof removed by a tornado, and moved off of its foundation, which is exposed on t...
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Damaged Building, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Building damaged by Viet Cong in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam. The pink building seems to have lost its roof and there is debris strewn about the yard. There are men...
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Soldiers and Residents, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, in the aftermath of a Viet Cong attack. There is a burned-out building in the background. A male resident is sitting on a downed fence ...
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Damaged Brick Building

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Description: View up hill towards a large brick building with a large hole blasted in the second-floor. A wood platform below is collapsed.
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Burned House, Rear View

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Description: Rear view of the charred remains of a house that has been burned. Undamaged homes are in the background.
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Burned House, Front View

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Description: Front view of the charred remains of a house that has been burned. Undamaged homes are visible in the background.
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Madison House Fire

Date: 04 25 1960
Description: A crowd of onlookers is standing in front of a house at 2120 Waunona Way that was engulfed in fire. The incident was caused by a lightning strike of adjace...
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Assessing Storm Damage

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Description: Outdoor view across road towards a man posing standing on a wooden walkway near downed trees and branches and in front of a two-story wooden house.
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Children Burning Hanging Effigy

Date: 1975
Description: Caption on the reverse reads: "Kids in S. Boston housing project burn the effigy of a black man." The mock-lynching was staged by a group of students in th...
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Mrs. E.C. Barney Residence After the Cyclone, Oct 10, 1913

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...
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Tree Crashed Into Apartment House

Date: 07 02 1958
Description: Susan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Summers, standing indoors next to the window that was smashed by an old willow tree that split and crashed into ...
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Madison Apartment Fire

Date: 02 19 1959
Description: Madison firemen fighting an apartment fire at 146 West Johnson street.

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