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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a pedestrian holding an umbrella during a snowstorm, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) at University of Wisconsin-Madison during a spring sleet storm. The trees in front of the building are coated in ice. A pedestr... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with snow-covered trees after a storm in Gooding Park. |
| Date: | 01 1972 |
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| Description: | Automobiles are traveling through a winter storm on snow-covered roads. |
| Date: | 10 10 1949 |
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| Description: | Workers repair an electrical pole that was partially blown over during a wind storm. The photograph was taken at the intersection of Regent Street and West... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | "Spectacular lightning lights up the sky on a summer evening." |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | "The tornado destroyed the Martin & Marcella Enderle home." |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A path in Brown Deer Park after a snow storm. Fresh snow is covering the ground and trees. |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | A skydiver is parachuting to the ground while the sun is shining from behind threatening storm clouds. |
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| Description: | A large wave is breaking against the side of the Milwaukee breakwater lighthouse. There is a ship on the left, in the distance beyond the jetty. |
| Date: | 08 03 1960 |
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| Description: | Tree damage caused by a squall line wind and rain storm that lashed the Madison area about 8:30 am on Wednesday, Aug. 3rd. |
| Date: | 04 27 1950 |
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| Description: | View of damage to the breakwater behind the home of Dr. J.G. Frisch, 1653 Sherman Avenue, caused by high water and waves driven by strong winds. |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | "The Lomira Legion building is framed in the arch of the Highway 67 overhead." |
| Date: | 05 22 1957 |
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| Description: | A tree is lying against a house at 3534 East Washington Avenue. The workers who cut the tree down said it had been weakened by high winds the day before. |
| Date: | 07 06 1954 |
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| Description: | Strong winds brought down a large tree on the car of Mrs. Ralph Schroeder of rural Ft. Atkinson. Ralph Schroeder, age 3, and his mother narrowly escaped se... |
| Date: | 09 02 1948 |
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| Description: | A garage and house at 537 S. Randall Avenue after a gust of wind blew two box elder trees into them. The trees were at the rear of the Owen F. Glissendorf'... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 19 1931 |
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| Description: | View of Mrs. Piper standing in the garden of Piper's Garden Cafeteria, 120 E. Mifflin Street, after a snowstorm. |
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| Description: | The wreckage of buildings on the John Hedler farm after a tornado. An intact wooden barrel and part of a wooden fence stands in the center foreground. A la... |
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