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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Postcard depicting the fire of February 26-27, 1904 that destroyed most of the second Wisconsin State Capitol. The smoke and flames have been dramatically ... |
| Date: | 07 1912 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across the Wisconsin River, showing the wreckage left by the disastrous flood of July 24, 1912. A power dam on the Wisconsin River above Waus... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 03 1907 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a tornado that destroyed a farm. Caption reads: "Berlin Wis., Cyclone, July 3, '07 — Wightman's House and Ba... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the devastation after a flood in central Black River Falls. Caption reads: "Where City Once Stood - Business Section." |
| Date: | 10 05 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a flood. Crowds are gathered on the river bank, the bridge and the higher ground in the background. Caption ... |
| Date: | 10 05 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a flood in a residential neighborhood. A man is picking up pieces of wood in the road. Large piles of debris... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a fire. Most of the parsonage is destroyed. There are onlookers on the lawn in front of the house. Caption r... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight. The marker text reads: "FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a damaged mill. The following is part of the written message on the card: "Will send you a picture of the mill so you may see a pa... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of an overturned delivery wagon near M. Krachmer's camp, five miles north of Antigo. Caption reads: "A Bad Spill By M. Krachner's." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Two men standing on logs are looking at the log jam in the river. Caption reads: "Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River" |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of log jam. A sand bluff is across the river in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "Log Jam on Chippewa River." |
| Date: | 11 11 1918 |
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| Description: | Crowd of men and young boys gathered around a smoldering pile of ash and scraps in the Galesville Town Square. The burned items were most likely German boo... |
| Date: | 09 28 1908 |
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| Description: | The Congregational Church after it was destroyed by fire in 1908. Caption reads: "Cong. Church." |
| Date: | 09 26 1908 |
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| Description: | Gutted remains of St. Joseph's Church in the aftermath of the fire of September 26, 1908. |
| Date: | 10 08 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a flooded street in a residential neighborhood. A boy is sitting on a post in the foreground on the far right. Caption reads: "High Water at Grand ... |
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