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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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Gisholt Commercial Art

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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...
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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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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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Pretoria Site Plan

Date: 2004
Description: Archaeological diagram of the wreckage of the schooner-barge Pretoria which lies at the bottom of Lake Superior.

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