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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory). |
| Date: | 08 08 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv... |
| Date: | 10 23 1913 |
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| Description: | Looking north on the Milwaukee River from approximately E. St. Paul Avenue (Clybourn Street bridge in the foreground). This features an elevated view of th... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | View of building under construction from a boat on the river. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river of a boat docked near a building with a sign for Adolph Meinecke & Sons (Manufacturers). In the background is City Hall. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking north from the foot of Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue. Lincoln Memorial Drive winds its way along the lagoon in Juneau... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Boats used for fighting fires are docked near a walkway. On the left the walkway is full of men, some gathered near the boats and a fire hose stretched out... |
| Date: | 07 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Tenney Park breakwater and Lake Mendota. The city of Madison was able to resume construction at no cost. The construction company tearing up East Washingto... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype view of the Illinois Building at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition showing a gondola and motor launch on the lagoon near a bridge. A wing of... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype view of the Horticulture Building at the World's Columbian Exposition with the dome of the Illinois Building in the background. There is a mot... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype view of the central basin, Peristyle and Statue of the Republic. There are several boats on the basin. On the right is a large statue of a bu... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype view of the Agriculture Building (right) and Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building (left) from the bank of the South Canal at the World's Colu... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting both New York City as "the wonder city of the world," and train travel. Featuring the artist Adolph Treidler, the poster d... |
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| Description: | An aerial view of the port and a section of the city showing a large boat, a railway depot, a park plaza and a grid of city streets with large buildings. |
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| Description: | View across water toward the waterfront and docks in Tampico, Mexico, featuring small boats, people, a road, and a variety of dwellings. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A tugboat passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Seagulls circle over the water and the developed shoreline is visible in the distance. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of pedestrians at the harbor at Istanbul, Turkey. |
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