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C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory

Date: 1875
Description: Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin...
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Elevated View over River

Date: 1876
Description: View looking southeast over river from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator.
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Ships

Date: 
Description: Preliminary sketches of ships.
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Partial Ship

Date: 
Description: A very vague and partial sketch of ships.
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Levee Park

Date: 1900
Description: A drawing of Levee Park in La Crosse, with the Mississippi River in the foreground, and La Crosse in the background.
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The War on Red River

Date: 07 16 1864
Description: Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting Admiral Porter's fleet passing through Colonel Bailey's dam during the War on Red R...
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View of Detroit

Date: 1855
Description: View of Detroit with several boats and ships in (probably) the Detroit River.
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Ship on Fort Howard River

Date: 1876
Description: Drawing of a ship being loaded by Elmore & Kelly's Elevator on Fort Howard River looking north. A town and a train are in the background.
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"Rainbow Warrior II" Blueprint

Date: 06 09 1986
Description: A blueprint prepared for Emile de Antonio by the de Pavloff Company in San Francisco. The blueprint is a rendering of "Rainbow Warrior II," a proposed nava...
Drawing

Old Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay...
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Collision Between the Steamer Atlantic and Propeller Ogdensburg on Lake Erie, N.Y.

Date: 09 1852
Description: Engraved view of the collision of the Atlantic and the Ogdensburg on Lake Erie.
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Aerial View of McCormick Plant

Date: 1909
Description: Drawing of an aerial view of the McCormick plant on a river in Chicago, Illinois.
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Gisholt Commercial Art

Date: 
Description: Illustrative pen-and-ink art showing ships on water. The panoramic view details different types and sizes of maritime vessels. Printer's annotations in gra...
Drawing

Walk-in-the-Water

Date: 03 1882
Description: Engraving after a drawing of the steamer Walk-in-the-Water, the first steamboat to sail the Great Lakes.
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Walk-in-the-Water

Date: 1895
Description: Drawing of the Great Lakes steamer Walk-in-the-Water.
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Burning of the Phoenix

Date: 11 21 1847
Description: Engraved view of the burning of the steamer Phoenix on Lake Michigan, 17 miles from Sheboygan. Survivors are floating on debris in the water, and a ...
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Steamer Thomas Jefferson

Date: 1834
Description: Drawing of the Great Lakes steamer Thomas Jefferson.
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Steamer Buffalo

Date: 1895
Description: Drawing of the Great Lakes steamship Buffalo
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Site Plan of the Niagara

Date: 08 1993
Description: Diagram of the wreckage of the Niagara.
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Lumberman Site Plan

Date: 08 2003
Description: Site plan of the wreckage of the schooner Lumberman at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

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