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Peshtigo Schoolhouse
1871
Photographic print of a wood engraving of a schoolhouse and children in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch of the Great Fire In Peshtigo."
Peshtigo Fire Drawing
1871
Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River.
Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire
1871
Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximately 2,000 people. More than 1,200 people per...
Peshtigo Fire
circa 1870-1879
Families huddled in a field in the Sugar Bushes, attempting to escape the Peshtigo Fire.
