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| Date: | 06 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Children in swimming suits playing in a miniature lake created by heavy rains in the area of Fox and Prospect Avenues. |
| Date: | 07 18 1946 |
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| Description: | Man standing in flood water at the building under construction for Forsberg Paper Box Company, 2107 Fordem Avenue. |
| 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: | View from nearby roof of flood damage which caused the collapse of the roof of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood damage to the interior of Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Flood damage, including a collapsed ceiling, to the interior of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Flooded South Park Street underpass, with car stalled in three feet of water. A train is on the railroad bridge above. A young boy and girl wearing bathing... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | International TD-9 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) lifts dirt into a dump truck. Original caption reads: "An International TD-9 Diesel TracTracTor equipped w... |
| Date: | 02 28 1948 |
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| Description: | View up hill of cars driving in the flooded street of the downtown area. The downtown had also flooded in 1923 and 1937. The Pecatonica River rose rapidly ... |
| Date: | 08 29 1941 |
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| Description: | View of a flooded road with a truck and cars making their way through. Men are standing knee-deep in the water. A Standard Oil Station is on the left. Ther... |
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