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| 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: | 07 22 1906 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk and street towards the Fountain City fire of July 22, 1906. Smoke is billowing from a downtown building. Several onlookers are watching ... |
| Date: | 08 22 1910 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people is posing near a haystack surrounded by debris. Caption reads: "Wreck at Mrs. Biederwolf, Fredonia, Wis." |
| 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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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the aftermath of a fire at a canning factory. Men are inspecting the charred ruins, which are smoking. Buildings and a church tow... |
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| Description: | Raging high water on the Black River. Caption reads: "Flood at Hatfield (above Black River Falls)." |
| 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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| Description: | Elevated view of a completely burned building in downtown Horicon at the river. A cigar store is next door, and men are gathered on the bridge. |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
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| Description: | View towards a tornado-damaged home with most of the roof missing and a collapsed barn. A chicken is in the yard. Captions read: "Barn" and "Mrs. E.C. Barn... |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
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| Description: | View of a collapsed barn after a tornado. The house in the background on the right is missing its roof. Captions read: "Barn," "House," "After the Cyclone,... |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
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| Description: | View looking down towards two men standing on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood after a tornado. There are damaged trees, and part of a wooden wall ... |
| Date: | 10 10 1913 |
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| Description: | View of the blown-off roof of a bank. Caption reads: "Roof of Juneau County Bank after the Cyclone, Oct. 10, 1913, Mauston, Wis." |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Burning of the Ripon Opera House, Ripon Wis." A dramatic scene at night, with flames consuming an Opera House which is silhouetted ag... |
| Date: | 08 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "North and West View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building... |
| Date: | 08 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Bird's Eye View of Destruction, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and ... |
| Date: | 08 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "South View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building with pe... |
| Date: | 07 18 1916 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 01 1916 |
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| Description: | Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this,... |
| Date: | 06 03 1914 |
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| Description: | Standing water between buildings and the railroad yard. Handwriting on the back reads: "Flood at Seymoure [sic], June 3-1914." Two men are standing near th... |
| Date: | 06 16 1940 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people view the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the four story brick Hotel Superior and a dozen stores and offices. Nine fire companies attem... |
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