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Man Near Large Snow Mounds
1916
Winter scene with man walking down cleared train tracks, probably the Soo Line, next to man-sized drifts of snow, with a dog on the top of a drift. Between January 21-22, 1917, 9" of snow fell over...
"Daylight Store"
January 21, 1917
Winter scene entitled "Daylight Store," New Richmond, Wisconsin. View down sidewalk with storefronts on the right cleared of snow, and a tall snowbank along the street on the left. Between January ...
Five Engines Bucking Snow on Soo Line
1917
Winter scene with five engines bucking snow on the Soo Line. Between January 21 and 22, 1917, 9" of snow fell with drifts up to 11.5 feet covering western central Wisconsin. Fences and power lines ...
Group Clearing Debris
June 12, 1899
A man works to clear debris in the aftermath of a tornado. Other men, women and children are gathered nearby.
Winter Snow Storm
December 7, 1950
A winter scene of a man clearing his car windshield of snow at the corner of South Carroll Street and West Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin, after a winter storm that dropped eight inches of snow.
Bartlett Farm
May 11, 1914
Men clearing the ruined barn on the Bartlett Farm after it was hit by a tornado.
