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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage near Truax Field in Madison. The Gritzmacher farm milk house was twisted and shattered by the wind. A group of people are looking at the dam...
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Fallen Silo

Date: 03 1926
Description: A man examines the base of a fallen wood silo.
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Blowing Up a Stump

Date: 1921
Description: View of a stump as it's being blown up with explosives in a field on a farm. In the background is a train.
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Leaky Top of Well

Date: 02 1928
Description: A boy wearing a winter coat and hat is pumping water from a well into ladles two other boys are holding. A shed, wheelbarrow, and wood scraps are in the ba...
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Tornado Aftermath

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Description: The wreckage of buildings on the John Hedler farm after a tornado. An intact wooden barrel and part of a wooden fence stands in the center foreground. A la...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Fire on Schwertz Farm

Date: 04 30 1997
Description: "At the fire on the opposite page [Page 26], this 3/4 full, 500 gallon propane tank exploded and was propelled 1/2 mile to this location on the Jim & Donna...
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Ruins of Tornado on Eugene Hull Farm

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: Destroyed farm building next to a standing barn. Agricultural equipment is in the foreground.
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Scene at Munson Farm after Cyclone

Date: 06 12 1915
Description: Group of men and boys standing around the exposed foundation of a house in the foreground. There is part of an overturned roof on the left. Broken wood is ...

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