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Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
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Indian Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis."
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
Map or Atlas

Oconto and Marinette Counties Map

Date: 1879
Description: Map of Oconto and Marinette counties.
Postcard

Boating Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View of a boating scene off of the shore of Marinette and Menominee. Two boys are walking on the pier on the left, and a crowd of people are gathered at th...
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Marinette Fisheries

Date: 1912
Description: View across water toward buildings on the right, with men standing on a platform at the shoreline in front of a large building. Three more smaller building...
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Pavilion and Walkway

Date: 1910
Description: Walkway on the bluff leading down to a pavilion on the shoreline. Houses are in the background. Caption reads: "Pavilion at Bendersville, near Green Bay, W...
Postcard

Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
Map or Atlas

Map of Lake Superior and Bays

Date: 1863
Description: Map of the west end of Lake Superior, including Superior, St. Louis, and Allouez Bays.
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Upper Michigan & Wisconsin Boundary Traced from Michigan Wisconsin Map by Farmer

Date: 1860
Description: This map, traced from John Farmer's 1860 Map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, shows the boundary between Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oconto and Marinette Counties

Date: 1886
Description: This map, originally published in the 1881 Illustrated historical atlas of Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections,towns, cities and villa...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Western Portion of the City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: Includes index of University of Wisconsin buildings, churches, and public buildings. Top of Map reads: '"GET A SQUARE DEAL" AT THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE SHOWN...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior Douglas County Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map of Superior shows city wards, bays, docks, some businesses and points of interest. Relief is shown by hachures. The back of the map features a typ...
Map or Atlas

City of Superior Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map of Superior shows city wards, bays, docks, and some businesses and points of interest. Relief is shown by hachures. The map probably came from a C...
Map or Atlas

Map of Superior Wisconsin & Vicinity

Date: 1860
Description: This map of Superior is oriented with north to the upper left. Relief is shown by hachures and water depths are shown by soundings. Lake Superior and bays ...
Map or Atlas

City of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: This map shows a plat of the town, local streets, railroads, creeks, part of Fox River, and part of the bay of Green Bay. The location of the original fort...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ashland, Ashland Co., Wis.

Date: 1924
Description: This map is pen, pencil, and watercolor on paper and shows land ownership by name, local streets, railroads, and part of Chequamegon Bay. The map includes ...
Map or Atlas

Outline Map of Green Bay Showing Streets, Ward Lines and Sewer Districts

Date: 1914
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and shows local streets, wards, districts, railroads, Fox River, and part of Bay of Green Bay. Wards are shown in dar...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Superior, Douglas Co., Wis. and Vicinity

Date: 1891
Description: This colorful map shows additions, railroads, docks, streets, established dock lines, marshes, and proposed belt line railroad. The map covers west and sou...

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