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Bayfield FLood of 1942

This exhibit was the sole winner of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Exhibit of the Year Award in 2010. We recently produced a documentary film about the Bayfield Flood of 1942, which will be premiered in the summer of 2022.

Check out the slideshow below. Hover/tap on the slides and a full-screen option will appear.

1942 Flood - BHA Exhibit
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1942 Flood - Boys Standing by Boulders Carried by Flood - 2005.107.7
1942 Flood - Buried Car - 1980.2.346
1942 Flood - Damage to Big Ravine - 1980.2.291
1942 Flood - Flood Mitigation 1950s at Base of Big Ravine - 1980.6.15
1942 Flood - Debris in Bayfield Harbor - 2009.1.1
1942 Flood - Damage to Greenwood Cemetery - 2005.121.11
1942 Flood - Ravine Alley - 1983.32.29
1942 Flood - Rittenhouse Ave - Turnquist Building - Community Bakery Damage 2007.13.3
1942 Flood - Boys Standing by Boulders Carried by Flood - 2005.107.7 1942 Flood - Buried Car - 1980.2.346 1942 Flood - Damage to Big Ravine - 1980.2.291 1942 Flood - Flood Mitigation 1950s at Base of Big Ravine - 1980.6.15 1942 Flood - Debris in Bayfield Harbor - 2009.1.1 1942 Flood - Damage to Greenwood Cemetery - 2005.121.11 1942 Flood - Ravine Alley - 1983.32.29 1942 Flood - Rittenhouse Ave - Turnquist Building - Community Bakery Damage 2007.13.3
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