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Lakeside Park Shoreline

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Description: View across water towards the shoreline on the right, with a lighthouse in the distance.
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1890
Description: Long Tail lighthouse. Built in 1847-1848 and abandoned in 1859 when a new frame lighthouse was built nearby.
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Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings.
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U.S. Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Description: View of a U.S. lighthouse and Coast Guard station.
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Canal Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1953
Description: View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground.
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Dock Office

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the lighthouse and dock office at Peshtigo Harbor.
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Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1940
Description: A rear view of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse at Peninsula State Park.
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Lake Okauchee Lighthouse

Date: 1935
Description: Lake Okauchee lighthouse. Buildings are in the background along a tree-covered shoreline.
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Lighthouse

Date: 1937
Description: Lighthouse built by State Senator William Bray of Oshkosh, on a point where the Fox River empties into Lake Winnebago.
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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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General View for the Lake

Date: 1893
Description: View of the Columbian Exposition grounds from Lake Michigan.
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North Pier Lighthouse

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Description: Three men pose standing on ice around North Pier lighthouse. In the background is the town along the shoreline.
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Lake Michigan Entrance to Ship Canal

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: View from jetty out towards Lake Michigan entrance to Ship Canal. A large tank, streetlamp and buildings are on the left. On the opposite jetty is a lighth...
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Ahnapee River

Date: 01 07 1958
Description: View from the Second Street bridge over the icy Ahnapee River towards Lake Michigan. A lighthouse is at the end of a jetty in the far background. Boats are...
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Marinette Harbor

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Description: Aerial view of harbor. In the foreground is a lighthouse and breakwaters. Bridges cross the harbor, and there are factory and industrial buildings near the...
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Harbor Light

Date: 1951
Description: The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre...
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Windswept Point

Date: 1955
Description: Wind Point Lighthouse surrounded by outbuildings and framed by trees. Lake Michigan is in the distance.
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Lighthouse

Date: 03 1969
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la...
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Blue Heron

Date: 1970
Description: A Blue Heron is standing on a breakwater in Lake Michigan. The Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse is on the horizon.

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