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: | 1871 |
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Description: | Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River. |
Date: | 02 1892 |
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Description: | Engraving of a fur trader standing in the middle of a circle of seated Indians in their council tepee. |
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Description: | Photograph of an engraving from an unknown source depicting a group of Native American warriors herding white captives along a trail. A building burns in ... |
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Description: | Cut-out of Smokey Bear standing next to a sign that reads: "Mr. Sportsman..Thanks for helping prevent forest fires. Smokey." |
Date: | 02 1904 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the damage to the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol caused by the fire of February 27-28. The statue of "Forward" can be seen... |
Date: | 02 1904 |
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Description: | A close-up of the damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27, showing the first floor, and looking west through the R... |
Date: | 02 04 1864 |
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Description: | Embossed invitation to the fourth masquerade ball of the Madison Fire Engine Company #2. The invitation depicts a fire fighter on a ladder carrying a woman... |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Engraving made after a watercolor painting by John White during the Barlowe Expedition in Virginia, 1585-1587. |
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Description: | Illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon out of burning woodland. |
Date: | 1956 |
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Description: | Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Preparing the Tractor". The cartoon depicts an elderly m... |
Date: | 04 1971 |
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Description: | Poster featuring a skeleton on horseback, carrying a banner that reads, "Apocalypse". A skyline of Madison appears beneath, on fire, with the phrase "Heral... |
Date: | 01 09 1883 |
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Description: | A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group... |
Date: | 05 1971 |
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Description: | Poster advertising for an exhibition titled "Fire Holes." Center burn image created by actually burning paper. Letterpress text below reads, "An exhibition... |
Date: | 04 23 1971 |
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Description: | Poster promoting the "Survival Revival Women's Conference." The poster features an American flag patterned castle in flames with a parade of women marching... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Jefferson Davis, holding a Confederate flag, is arriving in hell with a devil riding on his back. Another devil (Benedict Arnold) below is giving him a "wa... |
Date: | 1953 |
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Description: | Disney film crew in UW-Madison Arboretum's Curtis Prairie filming a prescribed burn. |
Date: | 04 13 1953 |
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Description: | Disney film crew filming a prescribed burn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum for inclusion in the film The Vanishing Prairie. A camer... |
Date: | 04 13 1953 |
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Description: | Disney film crew shooting a prescribed burn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum for inclusion in the film The Vanishing Prairie. A came... |
Date: | 1814 |
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Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
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