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Watching the Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: View towards a small group of people watching as fire destroys the Hotel Washington. Behind them is an American Red Cross disaster services vehicle.
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The Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A view from Bedford Street of the smouldering ruins of the Hotel Washington. A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a parked firetruck. Water being us...
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Ice and the Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Water from firehoses has frozen into ice that coats power wires, trees, and pumps at the gas station next to the Hotel Washington, which burns in the backg...
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Fighting the Hotel Washington Fire

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: A stream of water shoots into the front entrance of the burning, smoking Hotel Washington. The crumpled hotel sign still hangs on the balcony.
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Ruins of the Hotel Washington

Date: 02 18 1996
Description: Firefighters attempt to extinguish the blaze destroying the Hotel Washington. Most of the building has collapsed.
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1900
Description: Construction debris litters the ground around the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) as reconstruction of the capitol proceeds after the 190...
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1904
Description: Men working on the reconstruction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) after the 1904 fire.
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Clack Soft Water Service Plant Fire

Date: 10 26 1962
Description: Deputy chief Ralph McGraw viewing a paint booth that was destroyed by a fire at the Clack Soft Water Service plant.
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Fire Destroys Chase Lumber & Fuel, Inc. Lumber Storage Shed and Inventory in Downtown Sun Prairie

Date: 01 03 1964
Description: A $100,000-$150,000 fire destroys a lumber storage shed and its lumber and building supply inventory in downtown Sun Prairie. More than 100 firemen battled...
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Remains of Droster Brothers General Store

Date: 11 1918
Description: Members of the Droster Family stand among the remains of the Droster Brothers General Store after it burned down in November. It was located across the str...
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Imperial Apartments, 3803 Monona Drive, Damaged by Fire

Date: 10 12 1964
Description: Close to $40,000 in damage caused by a workman's torch occurred at the newly constructed Imperial Apartments located at 3803 Monona Drive, Monona, adjacen...
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Imperial Apartments, 3803 Monona Drive, Damaged by Fire

Date: 10 12 1964
Description: Fire at the newly constructed Imperial Apartments located at 3803 Monona Drive, adjacent to the Eastside Businessmen's Club. A plumber using an acetylene t...
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Middleton Industrial Fire

Date: 11 06 1964
Description: Fire fighters battling a fire at the Art Brush Creations and Industrial Research printing plant in downtown Middleton.
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Fire in the Wisconsin Building

Date: 01 13 1914
Description: Smoke billowing from windows on the State Street (left) and Carroll Street (right) sides of the Wisconsin Building. Fire fighters on ladders are working fr...
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Fire in the Wisconsin Building

Date: 01 13 1914
Description: A policeman, center, keeping an eye on bystanders as firemen on ladders fight a fire at the Wisconsin Building on State Street. The building housed the Com...
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Oscar Mayer and Company's Truck Drivers and Mechanics Instruction In Extinguishing Fires

Date: 11 06 1965
Description: Oscar Mayer and Co.'s Madison-based truck drivers and mechanics were instructed in methods of extinguishing fires in tires, wooden crates, and automobiles ...
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The Edgewood Villa Fire

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Edgewood Villa, built in 1854, which was bought by Governor C.C. (Cadwallader) Washburn in 1873. Later, the grounds and building becam...
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Edgewood Villa Fire

Date: 1893
Description: Group of people standing near two buildings which burned in 1893. In the center background is Edgewood Villa, a home purchased by Governor C.C. (Cadwallade...
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Sid on a Fire Engine

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Description: View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ...
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The Fireman

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Description: A firefighter in a smoky building.

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