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Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire
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Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximately 2,000 people. More than 1,200 people perished in the conflagration that consumed more than 1.25 million acres of forest in what was, at the time, a booming lumber town.
1871
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Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire
1871
Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire.
Railroad Damage at the Peshtigo Fire
1871
Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks.
Peshtigo Smoke Stack Ruins
1871
Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left.
Mill Dam and Sash Factory
1867
Mill dam and sash factory. "The Northwester Gateway. Excursion to Lake Superior, June 1867. Photographed and Published by J. Carbutt, 131 Lake St., Chicago. 263. — Mill Dam and Sash Factory, Peshti...
