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Summerfest

Date: 1982
Description: Bird's-eye view of a large crowd of music fans gathered at Summerfest, looking northeast toward the current site of Discovery World. Sailboats are on Lake ...
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Dead Fish Along the Shoreline

Date: 1967
Description: View along shoreline with a large amount of dead alewives floating in the water near large rocks. A man and children are standing on a stone fishing dock o...
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Stacking Rocks

Date: 1967
Description: Two children sit on a shingle beach with Lake Michigan in the background. The girl is watching as the boy is stacking stones on top of each other to make a...
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Playing on Bradford Beach

Date: 07 1972
Description: A group of African American children are playing in the sand on Bradford Beach. Other children and adults are wading into the lake or are sitting on the sa...
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Lake Steamer

Date: 1967
Description: View from behind of two men sitting on a park bench who are looking at the lake steamer docked in the harbor. In the distance, a red lighthouse is at the e...
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Group Walking Along the Shoreline of Lake Michigan

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Description: View down slope towards a family walking along the shore of Lake Michigan at Gordon Lodge.
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Boy Playing with Toy Sailboat

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Description: A boy is wading through the shallow water of Lake Michigan following a toy sailboat. In the background are sailboats tied to a dock at Gordon Lodge.
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Waves of Lake Michigan

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Description: Elevated view of a rock outcropping along the tree-lined shoreline of Lake Michigan as waves are rolling in.
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Toft's Point

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Description: White rocky shoreline on Lake Michigan.
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High Seas at Cave Point

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Description: High waves are hitting the rock faces of the shoreline along Lake Michigan.
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Ships in Harbor

Date: 1968
Description: Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is...
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The "Christian Radich"

Date: 1964
Description: View across water towards the tugboat "Indiana" pulling the full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship "Christian Radich" into port. The sails and hull of th...
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The "Christian Radich" Sailing on Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Nine boats are on the waters of Lake Michigan as they observe the "Christian Radich" sailing. The ship is a full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship. The s...
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"C.G. Richter" Ferry at Dock

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Description: View down concrete pier towards people and a docked ferry, the "C.G. Richter," waiting for the ferry to unload a car.
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Beach on Lake Michigan

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Description: Grass, plants, and trees are growing out of a white sand dune. Beyond the dune is Lake Michigan.
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Probable 20 Megaton Blast Pattern at Milwaukee

Date: 1960
Description: Map showing the probable blast radius of a 20 megaton bomb on Milwaukee. The map also shows existing hospitals in the area, including outside Milwaukee Cou...

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