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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View of flood damage, showing wrecked buildings along the Wisconsin River waterfront. |
| Date: | 10 18 1911 |
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| Description: | Workmen standing on damaged and partly submerged railroad track on the west shore of the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 10 07 1911 |
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| Description: | Workers attempt to secure the trestle against high water on the Wisconsin River during construction of the power dam. |
| Date: | 04 1965 |
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| Description: | A man and another person are in a rowboat in the flooded waters under the entrance to the covered bridge in Stonefield Village, which is a Wisconsin Histor... |
| Date: | 02 26 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Several men are sh... |
| Date: | 04 1934 |
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| Description: | Scorching hive bodies that were infected with American Foul Brood. |
| Date: | 10 11 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of high water on the Wisconsin River which has inundated the coffer dam at the construction site. The narrow gauge railroad (curved line in f... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | View from Bascom Hill towards the west facade of the original Science Hall building (1876-1884) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after the fir... |
| Date: | 01 13 1914 |
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| Description: | Smoke billowing from windows on the State Street (left) and Carroll Street (right) sides of the Wisconsin Building. Fire fighters on ladders are working fr... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxi... |
| Date: | 06 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Donald Hanson, who discovered the fire at the lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company and turned in the alarm. The fire total... |
| Date: | 02 1904 |
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| Description: | A crowd watches as a stream of water is trained on the south wing of the burning third Wisconsin State Capitol. The Centennial Fountain, with a winter cove... |
| Date: | 07 20 1934 |
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| Description: | Canoers paddle by to observe Don Krueger standing in the bow of the burned-out "Baby Gar Wood" speedboat after six University of Wisconsin women students w... |
| Date: | 10 12 1911 |
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| Description: | Two men are standing on the tracks of the newly constructed railroad extension to the construction site of the Prairie du Sac dam. Behind them, the tracks... |
| Date: | 05 04 2000 |
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| Description: | Publicity photograph of the four band members from Pachinko, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Mike Henry, Brian Bresch, Greg Norman a... |
| Date: | 11 05 1911 |
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| Description: | A diver and team working to inspect the coffer dam for underwater damage caused by flooding. |
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| Description: | Several men fighting a small forest fire. One man has a water pack on his back. |
| Date: | 01 13 1914 |
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| Description: | A policeman, center, keeping an eye on bystanders as firemen on ladders fight a fire at the Wisconsin Building on State Street. The building housed the Com... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | View across Park Street of Science Hall building after the fire of December 1, 1884, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building's exterior... |
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