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Damage from a Cyclone
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Stereograph of the aftermath of a cyclone. The debris may be the remains of a stable. In the foreground is a dead horse, with the remains of a buggy and a cutter on top of the wreckage. A man next to a tree on the left is gazing towards the camera. Written on the reverse: "Views of the Cyclone at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 8th, 1885. Photographed by T. Luck. Where Coco Cola Bldg is now, that was all marsh for a block at that point."
July 8, 1885
Luck, T.
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