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View of Lake Michigan

Date: 1932
Description: View of Lake Michigan from Memorial Hall. Caption reads: "Lake Michigan from Memorial Hall, Racine, Wisconsin".
Postcard

Concrete Foot Bridge, Lake Park

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over trees and bushes toward the footbridge. A building with a red roof is on the far right. Beyond the bridge is Lake Michigan. Caption read...
Map or Atlas

Land Cover Map of Racine County

Date: 1934
Description: This 1934 map of Racine County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, cities and villages, vegetation type, land use, roads, railroads, utilities, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1891
Description: This maps has an index of depots, hotels, prominent institutions and buildings, churches, and places of amusement. The map was removed from an unidentified...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Counties of Milwaukee and Waukesha Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Map shows townships, post offices, roads, railroads, and selected buildings. The sections are in pink, green, blue, and yellow. Counties, towns, and lakes ...
Book or Pamphlet

Columbian Calendar Back Cover

Date: 1892
Description: Back cover of calendar, with the text: "Hail Columbia, Happy Land!" Features a bird's-eye illustration of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (World's Fa...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows land ownership by name, local streets, wards, buildings, parks, a cemetery, and part of Lake Michigan. Depths are shown by soundings and nor...
Map or Atlas

Wright’s Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1893
Description: This map shows city wards, block numbers, parks, cemeteries, roads, railroads, selected buildings, and Lake Michigan. Also included are indexes to streets,...
Map or Atlas

Wright’s Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows city wards, block numbers, parks, cemeteries, roads, railroads, Lake Michigan, and selected buildings. Also included are indexes "Milwaukee ...
Map or Atlas

Wright's Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: This map shows city wards, block numbers, parks, cemeteries, roads, railroads, Lake Michigan, and selected buildings. Also included are indexes "Milwaukee ...
Map or Atlas

Wright’s Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows wards, streets, railroads, parks, cemeteries, select buildings, and Lake Michigan. Also included is a street index. Cemeteries and parks are...
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...
Map or Atlas

New Vest-Pocket Map of the City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 1894
Description: This map shows railroads, street railways, ward lines, land parcels, streets, schools and public buildings. Ward lines are highlighted in red. Lake Michiga...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha Harbor Wisconsin

Date: 1926
Description: This blueprint map shows the harbor at Kenosha, also showing buildings surrounding the harbor, roads, and railroads. Original caption in red states: "Areas...
Map or Atlas

Map of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1913
Description: This map shows landownership, rural mail routes, rural buildings, railroads, U.S. national highways, state trunk highways, county trunk highways, township...
Postcard

Greetings . . . Gills Rock

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Description: A color aerial view of Gills Rock from Green Bay. Washington Island and Lake Michigan are along the horizon. An excursion boat is docked at the landing. Ca...
Postcard

River View

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view over the Manitowoc River where it meets Lake Michigan. Downtown Manitowoc is on both sides, and people are on bridges crossing over the river...
Postcard

Coast Guard Station

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Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards the Coast Guard Station on Lake Michigan. Cutters are moored next to a sea wall. Caption reads: "Coast Guar...
Postcard

Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Manitowoc shipyards on Lake Michigan. Two ships are being built. Caption reads: "Manitowoc Shipyards, Manitowoc, Wis."
Postcard

The Light House

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Description: View across water towards a lighthouse and adjoining building at the end of a wharf. A boat is on the lake in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Light Hou...

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