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C. & N.W. Ry. Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline toward a railroad bridge on the right crossing high above the Manitowoc River. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Ry. Bridge, Manitowoc, Wis."
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Ascher's Capitol Theatre and South Eighth Street

Date: 1932
Description: View across street toward the Capitol Theatre on the left side of the street, with a marquee that reads: "Within the Law" starring Norma Talmadge. Caption ...
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Washington Park

Date: 1915
Description: View of the fountain in Washington Park. A group of people are next to the fountain. Park benches are bordering the walkway. Caption reads: "Washington Par...
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8th Street, Looking North, Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1953
Description: Slightly elevated view of 8th Street, looking north in a central business district. Cars are parked along the curb, and other cars are moving down the stre...
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Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company

Date: 1899
Description: View across Franklin Street of the Manitowoc Aluminum Novelty Company on the southwest corner of S. 15th and Franklin Streets. This very first picture of t...
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Parade Day

Date: 1933
Description: Two milk wagons from Smazel's Guernsey Dairy draw the attention of children in the street and bystanders on the sidewalk during a parade traveling east on ...
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Evangelical Reformed Church and Manitowoc County Courthouse

Date: 1907
Description: View facing north east across Hancock Street towards the Evangelical Reformed Church, also known as the German Reformed Church, and the new Manitowoc Count...
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Moving Old Courthouse

Date: 07 14 1905
Description: "About four o'clock I took a snapshot of the courthouse, which is now removed as far as on eighth Str.," wrote photographer John A. Glander in his diary en...
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South 19th & Washington Street, Facing East

Date: 1952
Description: View of Washington Street from the intersection of South 19th Street, facing east. On the right, a sign identifies the corner location of the Tankar Gas St...
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Dunning's Grocery Store

Date: 1952
Description: View of Washington Street from South 18th Street, facing west. Signage identifies the two-story structure on the left as Dunning's Clover Farm Store. Patt...
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Winter Sculpture

Date: 1948
Description: View across grass towards a tree on the shore of Lake Michigan which has accumulated ice from the waves and spray.
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Harbor Light

Date: 1951
Description: The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre...
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1949
Description: View down center of a road in winter after a fresh snow. Pine trees are along the right, and deciduous trees are on the left.
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Ship Channel

Date: 1898
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Manitowoc Harbor facing east from Northern Grain Company's Elevator B. In the foreground, Mathews & Keith's pile driver scow is secu...
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Bird's-Eye View of Manitowoc

Date: 1898
Description: Bird's-eye view of Manitowoc taken from Northern Grain Company's Elevator B, facing southeast. South Main (Tenth) Street intersects with Franklin Street in...
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Three of a Kind

Date: 04 1948
Description: Three lake steamers docked in the harbor. The closest steamer is the B.H. Taylor of the Bradley Transportation Company, transporting ores. Buildings are in...
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Ralph G. Plumb

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Ralph Gordon Plumb (1881-1976), president of the Plumb & Nelson Company, seated at his desk. The company was a wholesale grocery business at 71...
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Harvey J. Stangel

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Harvey Jacob Stangel (1903-2004), secretary-treasurer of the J.J. Stangel Hardware Company, seated at his desk. His father, Jacob J. Stangel, e...
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Dr. Matt A. Nemetz

Date: 1932
Description: Dr. Matt A. Nemetz (1892-1961) performs dental work while leaning over a patient seated in his chair. Dental equipment on the left includes a white cuspido...
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Edward J. Carlier

Date: 1932
Description: Standing, three-quarter length portrait of Edward J. Carlier (1893-1954) posing with an elbow resting on tires and a pencil and papers in his hands. Establ...

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