Photograph
Whiting Paper Mill Ruins
| 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 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. |
| Image ID: | 39158 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 24 1888 |
| Creator Name: | Prebensen, Neenah, Wis. |
| City: | Menasha |
| County: | Winnebago |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Menasha.26 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 3.75 inches |
| See also Image IDs: 39153, 39154, 39155, 39156, 39157, 39160 and 39162. Retouched |
| Fires |
| Cities and towns |
| Paper mills |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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