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Ashland, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of Ashland, viewed from Lake Superior, with insets of Prentice Park and Fishery. Population 16,000. Increase in Ten Years, 11,000.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of West Superior and Superior, Wis.

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of West Superior and Superior, with insets of Wright Farm and First Building in Superior.
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Freighters on Menomonee River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of freighters lined up along the river. Caption reads: "Freighters, Menomonee River, Milwaukee, Wis."
Print

Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of brewing company and surrounding roads. On the road in front of the buildings are horse-drawn carts carrying barrels, a trolley car, and pe...
Postcard

Elevated View of Downtown and River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of downtown. Part of the Milwaukee River is on the left side. Sign for the Germania building is in the lower right, and city hall is in the b...
Map or Atlas

Blanchard's Township Map of Illinois

Date: 1863
Description: A map of Illinois showing all railroads, stations, and towns.
Book or Pamphlet

Bird's-Eye View of the Paine Lumber Company

Date: 1902
Description: Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon...
Print

Milwaukee Dry Dock Co. Memohead

Date: 
Description: Memohead of the Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, which operated two docks, with a view of a dock with ships, planks of wood, buildings, and the slogan, "Electri...
Map or Atlas

Madison Bicycling Resource Guide & Route Map

Date: 1990
Description: Map of bike routes in Madison. Lower right corner features a system map with legend. Upper left corner is an inset of the Capital Loop with labelled points...
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

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1887
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, and streets of West Superior in 1887.
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1889
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, and streets of West Superior in 1889.
Map or Atlas

Chart of Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1902
Description: This map is a chart of Milwaukee Harbor that displays local streets, bridges, roads, railroads, public buildings, businesses, factories, dry docks, parks, ...
Map or Atlas

Movement of Barley on the Great Lakes

Date: 1923
Description: This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of barley on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Cana...
Map or Atlas

Movement of Grain on the Great Lakes

Date: 1923
Description: This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of grain on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Canal...
Map or Atlas

Movement of Rye on the Great Lakes

Date: 1923
Description: This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of rye on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Canal d...
Map or Atlas

Movement of Wheat on the Great Lakes

Date: 1923
Description: This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of wheat on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Canal...
Map or Atlas

Local & Interline Freight Forwarded, Neillsville, Wisconsin, Chicago & North Western Railway

Date: 1960
Description: This dot density map shows the number of shipments in 1952 throughout Wisconsin and to other United States destinations from Neillsville. Mellen, Cable, Bl...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Tomah and Lake St. Croix Railway, and Its Connections

Date: 1858
Description: This map shows the proposed railways of the Tomah & Lake St. Croix Railroad (from Tomah to Hudson) and the St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad (from Hudson ...

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