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Dam Ruins

Date: 1911
Description: The wreckage of an old dam on the French River.
Drawing

Site Plan of the Niagara

Date: 08 1993
Description: Diagram of the wreckage of the Niagara.
Photograph

Flood Wreckage

Date: 1903
Description: View of the wreckage of wooden structures lying on the shoreline of a river after a flood. A dam across the river has been partially washed away. A man is ...
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Wind Storm Wreckage

Date: 1900
Description: Boy standing among the wreckage of various farm structures and implements apparently after a wind storm or tornado.
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Soldiers with Wreckage

Date: 1958
Description: Soldiers of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution stand next to a pile of wreckage in a rural area holding guns.
Photograph

Sand Hauler Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the wreckage. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after th...
Postcard

Aftermath of a Train Wreck

Date: 09 1907
Description: A group of men and boys are standing amid the wreckage of a train.
Postcard

Wreckage Left by Flood

Date: 07 1912
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...
Drawing

The New Richmond Cyclone

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of Mrs. A.G. Boehm's History of the New Richmond Cyclone of June 12th, 1899 featuring an engaving of a large cyclone and the wreckage it has left beh...
Photograph

Wreckage Left After Flood

Date: 1903
Description: View from railroads tracks of the wreckage of wooden buildings left behind after a flood. Intact buildings are visible in a skyline in the distance, and pe...
Photograph

Wreckage of a Downed Helicopter

Date: 1965
Description: Wreckage of a downed helicopter at an airbase in Vietnam. Several soldiers, other helicopters and tents are in the background.
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Airplane Wreck

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Allen Kielhold (left) and Sam McGaw are shown standing beside the wreckage of the two-seater plane from which they pulled Carl Anderson after he crashed th...
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Wreck of High Trestle at Power Dam

Date: 03 19 1913
Description: A view, looking east, of the wreckage of the high trestle caused by flooding and ice. The concrete plant is visible on the far bank.
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Gardner Plane Crash Blamed on Heavy Fog

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Area residents check the wreckage of the plane near LaRue, about 15 miles west of Baraboo. Mrs. Ed Meyer (standing between the two trees with folded hands)...
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Wells Fargo Express Train Wreck

Date: 03 27 1908
Description: View of the train wreck of the Wells Fargo Express, March 27th. Several men sit on the wreckage, and several other men and a women are nearby. Captionh rea...
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Automobile Accident

Date: 1926
Description: Men examine the wreckage of an automobile resting on the edge of a foundation near a collapsed bridge. A portion of a crane can be seen in the background a...
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Sand Hauler Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the right. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1...
Photograph

Fire at Volunteers of America Building

Date: 02 04 1951
Description: Major Ira E. Nolte, Madison district commander of the Volunteers of America, inspects the wreckage left by a fire which destroyed two basement supply rooms...
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Ruined Hull of Steamer J.S.

Date: 05 25 1910
Description: A man stands on the wreckage of a burned steamer in the Mississippi River near the shoreline. There is a small boat and a barrel nearby. Bluffs are in the ...
Photograph

Construction of the New Channel

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of a construction site, with wreckage behind a wooden wall. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 f...

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