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| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Remaining stone wall and chimney of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton, following a fire that destroyed the building. |
| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Remaining basement wall of First Lutheran Church in Stoughton, following a fire that destroyed the building. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the town as it appeared following the fire of 1894. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Rebuilding of homes and barns after the fire in 1894. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of an elevated view of the ruins after the fire of April 28, 1875. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Remains of building foundations after a large fire. The firefire was believed to be incendiary in origin, arising from a feud between owners over land clai... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Freedom House in flames after Milwaukee Police fired tear gas into the building. Two armed officers stand in front of the burning building. Both officers h... |
| Date: | 11 19 1947 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of three fire trucks at a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 South Carroll Street. Other buildings on the street, looking ... |
| Date: | 11 19 1947 |
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| Description: | Fire truck at the corner of S. Carroll and W. Doty Streets putting out a fire in the Wisconsin State Journal building, 115-23 S. Carroll Street. Other buil... |
| Date: | 04 21 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial photograph of two brush fires on the north side of Lake Mendota. Taken over the west side of Madison looking northwest across Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | After the fire of Oct. 22, 1865. The house takes up most of the image to the right, with burnt trees on the left, and a building in the background. The r... |
| Date: | 08 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Spectators and fireman at the Fitzgibbons building fire downtown. |
| Date: | 08 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters applying water to the burning Fitzgibbons building downtown. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Formally a Universalist Church (under Rev. Augusta Chapin), then a Baptist church, later a club house and eventually a dance hall. Photograph taken after ... |
| Date: | 11 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Blooming Grove neighbors of John Speranza digging a basement for a new Speranza shop which will replace the one lost to a fire that also destroyed the Sper... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Three horse-drawn fire engines are in the street with steam rising from their tanks. Other fire vehicles are to the right. Many pedestrians are on the stre... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A crowd is gathered on the street as jets of water are being directed by fire fighters towards a fire in a church. |
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| Description: | A large building has partially collapsed from a fire. Fire fighters, some of them standing on the roof of a building next door, aim large streams of water ... |
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| Description: | A large cloud of smoke blankets the end of the road, and snow covers the ground. Pedestrians are the sidewalks. A woman is running across the street, and a... |
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