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A Bird's-Eye View of the City of Ashland, Wis. County Seat of Ashland Co.

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Ashland, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of The Apostle Islands Chequamagon Bay & Ashland, and Distances from Ashland.
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Bird's-Eye View of Bayfield

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Bayfield, county seat of Bayfield County. On the lower left side is an inset for Bayfield and the Apostle Islands.
Photograph

Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Bird's-Eye View of Superior

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye map of Superior. "The New Steel Center."
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Bird's-Eye View of Washburn, Wis. Bayfield County

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye map of Washburn on Lake Superior. There is an inset of Washburn, Chequamagon and the Apostle Islands.
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View of the City of Two Rivers, Wis.

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye map of Two Rivers.
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Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1896
Description: Bird's-eye view of Washburn, with twenty vignettes around side, water in foreground with docks and lumber corral. Thirty-three locations identified in key ...
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Bird's-Eye View of Washburn

Date: 1910
Description: Bird's-eye view looking east, with Washburn Harbor at center and Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior covering most of the upper image. Streets with buildings...
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A Plan of the Straits of St. Mary and Michilimakinac

Date: 1761
Description: A plan of the Straits of St. Mary and Michilimakinac, to shew the situation and importance of the two westernmost settlements of Canada for the fur trade. ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Wisconsin Steel Works

Date: 1970
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Wisconsin Steel Works, with a river and Lake Michigan in the background.
Photograph

"City of Charlevoix" Ship

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the "City of Charlevoix" ship coming into harbor. The sign painted on the front of the ship reads: "Northern Michigan Line" and "City of C...
Photograph

Menominee Bay Shore

Date: 1887
Description: The bay shore of Menominee filled with driftwood.
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Twenty Five Miles of Industrial Tour Wholly Within the City Limits of Superior Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map shows industrial points of interest in Superior. The top of the map reads: "Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, as this Industrial Tour map indic...
Photograph

Manitowoc Shipbuilding Floating Drydock

Date: 07 02 1960
Description: View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hil...
Photograph

Port of Kenosha Transit Harbor No. 1

Date: 1945
Description: Port of Kenosha Transit Warehouse No. 1. There are two ships on the right side, one named "Broom Park." Three men are loading a car onto the ship using a c...
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Movement of Bituminous Coal on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows major cities surrounding the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts,C...
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Movement of Coal from Mines to Lower Lake Ports

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows the movement from coalfields in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and part of Virginia to Lake Erie. Quantities of coal are label...
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Movement of Iron Ore From Lower Lake Ports to Furnaces

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows the movement of iron ore in areas of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and parts of Ontario, Maryland, and ...
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Movement of Iron Ore From Ranges to Upper Lake Ports

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows the movement of iron ore in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and includes parts of Lake Superior, Green B...
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Movement of Iron Ore From Upper to Lower Lake Ports [On the Great Lakes]

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows the movement of iron ore along the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont...

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