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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.
Postcard

Railroad Tracks near Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1937
Description: View down the hill toward the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the left with two communications towers on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Railroad tracks are just ...
Postcard

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Map

Date: 1856
Description: A hand-colored map of Wisconsin, showing the county boundaries, towns, cities, railroads, roads, lakes, rivers, bays, and the Lake Superior’s islands. In ...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1837
Description: Map of Lake Winnebago and the area south of the Fox River from Green Bay to Sheboygan. The map is oriented with North to the right.
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1853
Description: Railroad map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in red, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper mines, ...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing the Surficial Deposits of Southeastern Wisconsin

Date: 1917
Description: A geological survey map that map of southeastern Wisconsin shows the surface deposits east of the Wisconsin River, from the Illinois state line north to Ne...
Map or Atlas

Lands of the Chicago & North Western Railway Company in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map of shows the township grid, counties, cities and villages, lakes, rivers, rail lines and the Menominee Indian Reservation.
Map or Atlas

Lands of the Chicago & North Western Railway Company in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: This map of northeastern Wisconsin shows the township grid, counties, cities and villages, lakes, rivers, rail lines and the Menominee Indian Reservation. ...
Map or Atlas

Road Map of Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: The first map shows the area from Milwaukee north to Green Bay and west to Columbus; the second map displays the area between Chicago and Milwaukee and wes...
Map or Atlas

Green Bay

Date: 1968
Description: A topographic map of east central Wisconsin, that covers an area stretching from Green Bay on the east to Edgar and Vesper on the west, Wausau on the north...

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