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"Lizzie W." in Apostle Islands

Date: 1914
Description: Hull family boarding the "Lizzie W." from one of the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Milwaukee Riverfront

Date: 1914
Description: A line of buildings with docked boats on the left side of the river.
Photograph

Motorboat on Milwaukee River

Date: 1914
Description: View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
Map or Atlas

Chart of Harbor at Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis.

Date: 1914
Description: This map shows streets, industrial buildings, a portion of Lake Superior and other lakes, bays, and rivers in portions of Duluth and Superior. Relief is sh...
Photograph

Sheridan Race

Date: 1914
Description: The sailboat "Senta" competes in the Sheridan Prize Race at Geneva Lake. The "Senta" belonged to Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, who is the skipper here. He was an ow...
Postcard

Assembly Grounds

Date: 1914
Description: Hand-colored view towards shoreline of the Assembly Grounds along Delavan Lake. Row boats and canoes are pulled up on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Assemb...
Photograph

James Peterson in Rowboat

Date: 1914
Description: View from grassy shoreline looking down at James Peterson, as a young boy, sitting in a rowboat looking over his shoulder back towards the shoreline. He is...
Photograph

Carl's Raft

Date: 1914
Description: View of a raft floating in the water. Carl made this primitive "raft" of a single saw log and a tree trunk fastened together with nails.
Photograph

Military Bridge Opened for Passing Steamer

Date: 1914
Description: Rough translation: Bridge between Sabac and Klenak military bridge opened for passing a steamer.
Photograph

Bosnian Soldiers Building a Floating Bridge

Date: 1914
Description: Bosnian soldiers rowing a pontoon section while building a floating bridge across the Sava River in Serbia during World War I.
Photograph

Soldiers Crossing the Floating Bridge over the Save River

Date: 1914
Description: Soldiers crossing the floating war bridge over the Save River during World War I.
Book or Pamphlet

Brittingham Bay Panorama

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic view of Brittingham Bay taken from the north west shore of Brittingham Park. The boathouse is on the left. On the right the railroad tracks cross...
Photograph

Unloading Stones for Road Improvements

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are unloading bags of stones from a ship on a river to improve bad roads in Serbia during World War I. There is a bridge in the backgroun...
Photograph

Sailor Rowing on the Danube with Two Women

Date: 1914
Description: An Austrian sailor and a woman are rowing a boat in the Danube River during World War I. Another woman is sitting in the front of the boat.
Photograph

Hospital Ship on the River

Date: 1914
Description: Hospital ship for the wounded on the River Spree, in Berlin, which was visited by the Empress.

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