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| Date: | 06 1940 |
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| Description: | Crowds stand in the street watching as a fire burns in the four story, brick Hotel Superior. Automobiles are parked at the curb and more people are walking... |
| Date: | 06 18 1940 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people are standing in the street watching as a fire burns in the four story, brick Hotel Superior and a dozen stores and offices. Nine fire com... |
| Date: | 06 18 1940 |
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| Description: | Crowds standing in the street watching as a fire burns in the four story, brick Hotel Superior. People are being rescued with a ladder and others have esca... |
| Date: | 06 18 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... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Life Saving Crew Entering Boat, Two Rivers, Wis." A group of men launching a large rowboat into Lake Michigan. In the background is a... |
| Date: | 06 24 1914 |
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| Description: | Handwriting on front reads: "Front View of Ice House." A group of men and women view the destruction as the result of a tornado that swept through the nort... |
| Date: | 07 23 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on th... |
| Date: | 07 23 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on th... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Scene on the Road Near White Creek, Wis." and at the bottom: "Held Up". Photomontage of a cow, an automobile and five men. The automo... |
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