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Drawing

Storm Encountered on the Way to Washington, D.C.

Date: 1852
Description: An illustration of a storm encountered by a delegation of Indians on their way to Washington, D.C.
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Ice Storm Aftermath

Date: 1922
Description: A man walks through debris along a metal railing at Cottonwood Villa after an ice storm. The lake, with houses and trees along the shoreline are in the bac...
Photograph

Cornucopia Harbor

Date: 06 19 1958
Description: View over water towards storm damage in Cornucopia Harbor. West slip. There is a pile of wood along the shoreline in the foreground, with a boat moored jus...
Photograph

Storm on Lake Winnebago

Date: 08 1916
Description: Class A sailboats race in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta on Lake Winnebago just before a storm breaks. There are threatening clouds overhead.
Photograph

After the Storm

Date: 08 1916
Description: A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The 'Senta' with the anchor out shortly after the storm had hit. I am on the after deck —...
Photograph

After the Storm

Date: 08 1916
Description: Bystanders watch as men bail out a sailboat and others assess the damage to their craft after a storm hit during the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regat...
Photograph

Storm Warning

Date: 07 25 1952
Description: The caption accompanying this photograph describes the scene: "Ernst C. Schmidt raising the storm warning flag at the dock of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club on...
Poster

Boh do Krivdy Hromom

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a man with a musket and a handaxe charging at three fleeing soldiers, while red lightning flashes from dark storm cloud...
Postcard

Effect of Hard Storm

Date: 07 18 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Effect of Hard Storm, June 1st, 1916. Pra. Du Sac, Wis." Five adults and two children survey the damage after a large tree was blown ...

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