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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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Roth Coal Silos

Date: 05 20 1936
Description: Five coal silos at C.E. and P.A. Roth Inc., sand and gravel company, at 1208 Roth Street.
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Roth Coal Silos

Date: 05 22 1936
Description: Wide angle view of 5 coal silos at C.E. and P.A. Roth Inc., sand and gravel company, 1208 Roth Street.
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Fiore Coal and Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 12 26 1930
Description: Three Fiore Coal and Oil storage tanks.
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Loading Coal into International K-6 Dump Truck

Date: 1948
Description: Man loading coal from an overhead bin into an International K-6 dump truck owned by South Chicago Coal and Dock Company. The slogan "coal stoker heat is be...
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Coal Yards Along the Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of ships sailing up the Fox River alongside the coal yards located in Green Bay.
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Coal Yards

Date: 1920
Description: View from grassy shoreline towards the coal yards on the opposite shoreline. Buildings are in the distance.
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Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox River. The Green Bay Drop Forge Company are on the left, and the Reiss coal yard is in the distance in the center.
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Fox and East River Confluence

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox and East River confluence. On the right is the Northern Paper Mill, and a coal yard is to the left.
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Coal Tipple

Date: 05 05 1894
Description: View from a boat on the Monangahela River of a coal tipple.
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Lehigh Coal and Iron Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of the coke ovens at the Lehigh Coal and Iron Company. A group of men are posing in the foreground.
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Lumberyard

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Description: A lumberyard at about E. Lincoln Avenue and S. Burrell Street in Bay View, looking west to St. Josaphat's Basilica.
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International G-61 Coal Truck

Date: 1921
Description: Two men standing in front of their International G-61 truck. The truck was operated by Alwart Brother's Coal Company of Chicago and Evanston. An advertisem...
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International Model 63 Arquilla Bros. Truck

Date: 11 07 1924
Description: International Model 63 truck operated by Arquilla Bros. There is a man sitting in the passenger's seat outside of a brick building (possibly the coal store...
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Loading Hard Coal

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Description: Two horses hitched up to a Milwaukee Western Fuel Company cart stopped at a station, with a man standing on the wagon filling the cart with hard coal for h...
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Coal and Coke Yards on Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of a large pile of coal sitting under a tarp, with an empty truck waiting nearby. Industrial buildings and water towers are across the river....
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Tugboat at Work

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Description: Elevated view of tugboat pulling a steamer caked in ice in a canal. Steam is rising from the water and an open drawbridge can be seen in the background. On...
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Train Yard from Hillside

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Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Electric Rapid Transit at 20-23rd Streets and St. Paul, looking southeast from a hillside. Snow is on the ground, the buildi...

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