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Boy Riding Unicycle with His Pet Raccoon

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Newspaper caption reads: "Passersby don't know it, but what appears to be a coonskin cap around the neck of Todd Vasas, 16, of 2773 S. Shore Drive, is the ...
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Photo Finish

Date: 1950
Description: Two sailboats racing on Lake Michigan.
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Winter's End: the Open Bay

Date: 1954
Description: Birch trees in the snow on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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End of a Cold Journey

Date: 02 18 1958
Description: The SS Meteor, a Great Lakes cargo steamship of whaleback design, coming into harbor. The ship is covered with snow and ice and the surface of the l...
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Apostolic Assembly Baptism

Date: 05 30 1965
Description: A man wearing a white shirt and pants is holding the arms of a woman who is wearing a white robe and spreading her arms out. They are both standing knee de...
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High Cliff Park

Date: 1962
Description: Pine trees at the edge of the rocky shoreline in High Cliff Park on Lake Michigan.
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The Beach

Date: 09 1963
Description: Elevated view of a two people strolling on Algoma Beach.
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Lighthouse

Date: 03 1969
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la...
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Ice-Covered Ship

Date: 01 1969
Description: Spray from the lake has built up as thick ice on a ship, creating interesting shapes. A man is standing on the deck.
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Municipal Pier

Date: 01 1969
Description: View towards front of a large ship tied with ropes to a pier. The ship is covered in ice due to freezing spray.
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Blue Heron

Date: 1970
Description: A Blue Heron is standing on a breakwater in Lake Michigan. The Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse is on the horizon.

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