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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.
Print

Goodrich Sailing Schedules

Date: 1930
Description: Page 2 of the sailing schedules gives the sailing times and for the Christopher Columbus and Theodore Roosevelt and other Goodrich ships. Connections to se...
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...
Print

Brees' Express Receipt

Date: 11 08 1860
Description: Receipt for a package delivered to Brees' Express via Morris & Essex Railroad. There is an engraving of a train traveling through a rural landscape near th...
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

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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

Map of Proposed Light-House Site, Gull Island, Apostle Island Group, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: A map of the eastern portion of the Apostle Islands group, and a detailed map of Gull Island showing the relief on the island, are included here, along wit...
Print

Ship Canal, Sault St. Marie

Date: 1873
Description: Engraved image of a lock and dam at Sault St. Marie. Two men are operating the sluice as ships are waiting on the opposite side of the lock. Another man is...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Showing the Proposed Location of the Route for a Ship Canal

Date: 1872
Description: This 1872 map shows the proposed route of a canal between Sturgeon Bay, on the Green Bay side of the Door Peninsula, and Lake Michigan. Depths in both Stur...
Book or Pamphlet

Barley and Malt Map

Date: 1952
Description: Map of the barley-growing regions of North America, published by the Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1952.
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 the City of Superior Traveled Streets

Date: 1951
Description: This map of Superior shows labeled streets, waterways, railroads, and company ownership of docks.
Map or Atlas

Map of Superior Wisconsin Showing Main Roads and a Few Points of Interest

Date: 1932
Description: This map of Superior shows many points of interests including camping, fair grounds, docks, tourist attractions, lakes, roads, and waterways.
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.

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