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Fisherman's Wharf

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Description: Boats and buildings on a fisherman's wharf.
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Gills Rock Harbor

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Description: View of the harbor area.
Postcard

Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of the photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) sitting on the bluff overlooking Fish Creek Harbor. The old warehouses are seen on the pi...
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Foss Dock

Date: 1920
Description: View from the water of Washington Harbor on Washington Island. There are boats moored and warehouses along the pier. Fishing nets dry on racks on the shore...
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Furnace Complex

Date: 02 11 1925
Description: View of the large abandoned furnace complex, left, company store, far right, and blacksmith shop behind the company store, on the site of the Jackson Iron ...
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Company Store

Date: 02 1925
Description: There is smoke damage to the bricks evident above the windows of the company store in this view of the ghost town of Fayette. To the right, with dormers, i...
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View of Fayette

Date: 02 1925
Description: An unidentified man looks across Snail Shell Harbor at the remains of the Jackson Iron Company works. The large furnace complex is visible through the tree...
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Abandoned Town

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned town of Fayette. Snail Shell Harbor is in the foreground, with a low warehouse along the boat dock and empty buildings on th...
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Dolomite Cliffs

Date: 02 1925
Description: Dolomite cliffs along Snail Shell Harbor are seen in the background between the ruined buildings of the company store, left, and the machine shop on the gr...
Postcard

Bailey's Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view across rocky field of dwellings and other buildings along Lake Michigan. Along the left is a rocky ledge. The shoreline of the h...
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Baileys Harbor

Date: 1972
Description: Aerial view of commercial buildings and dwellings along the shore of Lake Michigan. Caption reads: "Baileys Harbor, Wisc."
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Reiten Boat Yard

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Description: Photographic postcard view from water of a marina. Sailboats and motorboats are docked. More boats are stored up on the shoreline. Trees and buildings are ...
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Scene From Lookout Tower, Alpine Resort

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Description: Elevated view of Egg Harbor from the Lookout Tower at Alpine Resort. In the water is a long pier leading to a barn. Dwellings are along the shoreline in th...
Postcard

Harbor View, Fish Creek

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill of Fish Creek and its harbor. A steamer is near the dock. The Peninsula State Park is across the bay. Caption reads: "Harbor View, ...
Postcard

Busy Pier Scene

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Description: View of the marina, with several docked sailboats. The tree-lined shoreline is in the background. Caption reads: "Busy Pier Scene, Fish Creek, Wis."
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Light House and Harbor, Lakeside Park

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Description: View of the lake front at Lakeside Park, with a lighthouse and docked boats. Caption reads: "Light House and Harbor, Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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"Hi" Over La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view over La Crosse and the I-90 Interstate bridge. French Island is in the foreground.
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North Point

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "North Point — Sheboygan, Wis." Elevated view of a Niagara limestone shelf of rock that rises above Lake Michigan. This rarely occurs ...
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Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan

Date: 1958
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan. Sheboygan, Wisconsin." View from shore towards a long "L" shaped concrete dock with many boats moored...

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