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Whaleback Steamer "Christopher Columbus"

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Description: The screw passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," being towed into the Milwaukee harbor past a breakwater. Milwaukee North Pier Inner Light in ...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

U.S. Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Description: View of a U.S. lighthouse and Coast Guard station.
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal. Caption reads: "Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal."
Postcard

The Canal, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1913
Description: View of the canal. Caption reads: "The Canal, Stugeon[sic] Bay, Wis."
Painting

Manitowoc From the North Side

Date: 1856
Description: View of Manitowoc from the north side.
Postcard

Wind Point Lighthouse

Date: 1960
Description: View of the Wind Point lighthouse.
Postcard

Reef Lighthouse

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Description: View of the Reef Lighthouse. Caption reads: "Racine Reef Light House, Racine, Wis."
Postcard

Lake Michigan Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: View of the main pier and harbor lighthouse from the Lake Michigan shoreline. Caption reads: "Bay and Pier, Racine, Wis."
Postcard

Lake Park and Drive

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Description: Elevated view with the lake on the right, with a number of boats near the shoreline. There is a long winding road through the park, including bridges, a fo...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

General View for the Lake

Date: 1893
Description: View of the Columbian Exposition grounds from Lake Michigan.
Postcard

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
Map or Atlas

Map of the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This hand-colored map shows counties, county seats, cities, towns, proposed and completed railroads, and U.S. Land Offices. Also included in the map are th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Map of Wisconsin including the eastern portions on Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois, and the western most portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing ...
Map or Atlas

Farmer's 4th sheet, or Map of Wisconsin, Iowa and Northern Part of Illinois

Date: 1848
Description: Wisconsin became the thirtieth state in 1848. Drawn that same year, this map shows township lines, roads, villages, mills, railroads, prairies, swamps, can...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: This U.S. Geological Survey map of Wisconsin shows counties, cities and villages, lighthouses, Indian reservations, military reservations, and bird and gam...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1912
Description: This map from the U.S. General Land Office shows railroads, counties, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, U.S. Land Offices, Indian reservations, military ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1946
Description: Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, shows towns, cities and villages, roads and highways, railroads, schools, lighthouses, place names, town divisions, comm...

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