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Vieau Trading Post Historical Site Marker

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Description: Jacques Vieau, agent for the Northwest Fur Company of Montreal, built a trading post here in 1796, on what is now called Jambo Creek after the nickname the...
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Annual Outing of the Eureka Hive No. 88, Lady Maccabees of the World, Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1926
Description: Group portrait of twenty-one women and twenty-four children, posing on and in front of the wooden steps of a building. The caption identifies the group as ...
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Glander Building, Construction

Date: 1914
Description: View of the construction site of the Glander Building on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. A masonry crew is constructing the foundati...
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Glander Art Studio, Exterior

Date: 1914
Description: View of the recently opened Glander Art Studio at 822 Washington Street. The Glander Building was constructed in 1914 by John A. Glander, a local photogra...
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Glander Art Studio, Exterior

Date: 1914
Description: Opening its doors to the public in December, 1914, the new Glander Building at 822 Washington Street is home to the Glander Art Studio on the northeast cor...
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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...
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Bird's-Eye View of Manitowoc

Date: 1908
Description: Birds-eye view of central Manitowoc. The plant of the William Rahr Sons' Company has an arrow pointing to it. The Manitowoc County Courthouse on the right ...
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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...
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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."
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The "Sheboygan" in Winter Quarters

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Description: View across water towards a paddle wheel steamer moored for the season. Caption reads: "'Sheboygan' in Winter Quarters, Manitowoc, Wis."
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Manitowoc County Fairgrounds

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the fairgrounds during the fair. A food vendor is in the foreground and a crowd is gathered there. Caption reads: "View of the Manitowoc C...
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Manitowoc Rapids Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of an automobile bridge crossing the Manitowoc River. Rolling hills are in the background. Caption reads: "Manitowoc Rapids Bridge, Manitowoc...
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Parade Day

Date: 1933
Description: Two milk wagons from Smazel's Guernsey Dairy draw the attention of children in the street and bystanders on the sidewalk during a parade traveling east on ...
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Bird's-Eye View of Manitowoc

Date: 1898
Description: Bird's-eye view of Manitowoc taken from Northern Grain Company's Elevator B, facing southeast. South Main (Tenth) Street intersects with Franklin Street in...

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