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Whiting Paper Mill Ruins
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The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher exploded as the night fire-man had no time to turn off the steam as he escaped the fire. The bleacher hit the office (the building to the right of the chimney) and landed on the rails where the sixteen men that were killed were standing.
August 24, 1888
Prebensen (Neenah, Wis.)
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Whiting Paper Mill Ruins
August 24, 1888
The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men and women are standing near the damaged railroad tracks. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher e...
Whiting Paper Mill Ruins
August 24, 1888
The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Men are standing near a damaged section of the mill. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher exploded ...
George A. Whiting Paper Mill
August 24, 1888
Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the bleacher exploded as the night fire-man had n...
George A. Whiting Paper Mill
August 24, 1888
The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. A man is standing to the left of a large damaged metal section of the mill which is resting on wood blocks. Sixteen men were killed...
George A. Whiting Paper Mill
1885
The George A. Whiting Paper Mills with men posing on switcher engines in front of the buildings. The engines are, (left to right): Chicago and Northwestern Railway No. 124, Wisconsin Central Railwa...
Whiting Paper Mills
1880
The Whiting Paper Mills before it was ruined by fire. A group of men and women are posing in the foreground.
