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Map or Atlas

View of the City of Milwaukee

Date:	1856
Description:	View looking west from Lake Michigan with several steam ships and sailing vessels in harbor. There is a lighthouse to left of center, along shoreline.

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Milwaukee Breakwater Light in Storm

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Description:	A large wave is breaking against the side of the Milwaukee breakwater lighthouse. There is a ship on the left, in the distance beyond the jetty.

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