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Map or Atlas

View of the City of Two Rivers, Wis.

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye map of Two Rivers.
Photograph

Schwartz House Exterior

Date: 1939
Description: Schwartz house exterior with a car parked under the carport.
Photograph

Schwartz House Exterior

Date: 1939
Description: Schwartz house exterior with a pickup truck parked next to it.
Postcard

The Coolest Spot in Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: View down curving road along shoreline toward a bridge. Caption reads: "Two Rivers - The Coolest Spot in Wis."
Photograph

Berner's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 
Description: View across road towards E.C. Berner's Ice Cream Parlor, where the first ice cream sundae is said to have been made in 1881. A woman is standing behind the...
Postcard

Free Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Free Public Library with a woman, children, and a dog on its front lawn. Caption reads: "Free Public Library, Two Rivers, Wis."
Postcard

Coal Docks

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline towards the coal docks on the right, with several ships in the harbor. Caption reads: "Coal Docks, Capacity 100,000 Tons, Two Rivers, W...
Painting

Berner's Ice Cream Store

Date: 1950
Description: View of Edward C. Berner's ice cream store.
Postcard

Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men on a life saving crew launching a rowboat into Lake Michigan. A long pier with a lighthouse at the end bisects the horizon. Caption reads: "Li...
Postcard

Three Young Women on an Outing

Date: 1910
Description: Three smiling women stand beside a horse-drawn carriage near Two Rivers. The horses are wearing knotted, corded fly nets and blinders. The carriage has a c...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Two Rivers

Date: 1810
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, and the public square. The bottom right margin reads: "Robert M. Eberts, Henry S. Baird, A.G. Ellis, R.S. Sa...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Soundings, Two Rivers Harbor Wisconsin

Date: 1926
Description: This blueprint map shows the land and its uses near Two Rivers Harbor. Lake Michigan is labeled on the left. Roads and buildings are also labeled. Original...
Photograph

Twin River Point Lighthouse

Date: 1940
Description: A log gate and log-framed sign mark the entrance to the Twin River (Rawley) Point lighthouse. The keeper's house is next to the light and has a turret and ...
Photograph

Historymobile Visitors

Date: 09 17 1955
Description: Vistors entering and exiting the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile parked at Point Beach State Park.
Postcard

Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Life Saving Crew Entering Boat, Two Rivers, Wis." A group of men launching a large rowboat into Lake Michigan. In the background is a...
Postcard

Joseph Mann Public Library

Date: 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Library, Two Rivers, Wis." This Carnegie Library was built in 1914 of cream brick in the Prairie School style. It was funded b...
Postcard

Lighthouse on the Lake Motel

Date: 1973
Description: Text on sign reads: "Lighthouse on the Lake, Motel, Restaurant, Indoor Pool." On reverse: "Lighthouse Inn on the Lake. Highway 42, 1515 Memorial Drive, Two...
Postcard

Washington Street Near the Public Square

Date: 01 01 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "View at Two Rivers, Wis. Washington Street Near the Public Square." Buildings on the Public Square, several with steeples. Pedestrian...

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