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| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map after a fire destroyed a large area of the town. In memory of the Great Conflagration on April 28th, 1875. Taken from the North-Side. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Four men inspecting the washout of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie tracks caused by a flood at Medina Junction. The view is looking west from th... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | 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 nigh... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | 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 t... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | 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 explo... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | 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 resti... |
| Date: | 08 24 1888 |
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| Description: | 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 ble... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of an elevated view of the ruins after the fire of April 28, 1875. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Five men standing on the far left survey fire damage on Main Street between N. 2nd and N. 3rd St in Winneconne. The area is completely destroyed. Surroundi... |
| Date: | 04 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a fire at the Choate-Hollister Furniture Company. A crowd, mostly men, are gathered to watch the effort to extinguish the fire. On the left,... |
| Date: | 07 08 1885 |
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| Description: | 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 ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the wreckage of a building in the aftermath of a cyclone. A group of men and boys are posing standing or sitting for the photograph. In the ... |
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