Photograph
Findorff Mill Fire
Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men are standing near the brick building behind the wreckage, and nearby are stacks of lumber. In the far background is a lawn and a large building with a porch near the shoreline of a lake. Caption reads: "On Friday, the 13th 1909, the Findorff Plaining [sic] Mill and Lumber Yard were completely destroyed by fire resulting in a loss in excess of $100,000; insurance coverage was about $17,000." |
Image ID: | 134262 |
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Creation Date: | 1909 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | J.H. Findorff & Son photographs, 1890-1966 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | M2017-100, 3M/58/A6 (Photo Box 36) |
Original Dimensions: | 6.375 x 4.625 |
See Image ID: 135017 for this image on the collage donated by J.H. Findorff & Sons. |
Trees |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Fires |
Dwellings |
Lawns |
Porches |
Cities and towns |
Building trades |
Lumber |
Industrial buildings |
Machinery |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Bicycles |
Lakes |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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