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| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | House surrounded by high water on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 05 21 1933 |
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| Description: | Two men examine a break in the dike and the wash out damage at Forest Hill Cemetery, Section 22. The house in the background is located at 454 Virginia Ter... |
| Date: | 05 21 1933 |
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| Description: | View of Forest Hill Cemetery behind 440 Virginia Terrace, showing damage to dike. |
| Date: | 05 19 1933 |
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| Description: | View of Langdon Street during flood from rain. A man is standing ankle deep in water. |
| Date: | 04 22 1965 |
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| Description: | A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec... |
| Date: | 04 21 1965 |
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| Description: | View down flooded railroad tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad by the Mississippi River. There are houses on the left, and in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 10 13 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a mill during a flood, with a man standing on the left between a bridge and the mill. A house is on the side of a tree-covered hill on the... |
| Date: | 10 12 1911 |
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| Description: | High water has scattered timber pilings through the construction camp. The office is on the right; the smokestacks of the temporary power plant are behind ... |
| Date: | 02 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Shown are several ... |
| Date: | 01 27 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Shown are two of ... |
| Date: | 02 26 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Several men are sh... |
| Date: | 02 27 1947 |
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| Description: | Flood at the University of Wisconsin-Madison East Hill Trailer Camp, located at 451 North Midvale Boulevard, south of University Avenue. Looking west, sho... |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood damage to the interior of Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View looking across the river east into Black River Falls during the flood, showing the elevated level of the river and buildings falling into the water. C... |
| Date: | 04 27 1950 |
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| Description: | View of damage to the breakwater behind the home of Dr. J.G. Frisch, 1653 Sherman Avenue, caused by high water and waves driven by strong winds. |
| Date: | 04 18 1965 |
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| Description: | View through trees and over water of a small house in a wooded area surrounded by water due to the flooding of the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A panoramic view of Black River Falls flooded streets, possibly taken during the flood of 1911. Three men are standing on the sidewalk next to the "Tollack... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | View from railroads tracks of the wreckage of wooden buildings left behind after a flood. Intact buildings are visible in a skyline in the distance, and pe... |
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