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U.S. Lighthouse in Fish Creek

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Description: U.S. Lighthouse with people standing in the yard next to it. Caption reads: "U. S. Lighthouse, Fish Creek Wis."
Book or Pamphlet

Pottawatomie Lighthouse

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Description: Exterior view of the "Pottawatomie" lighthouse in snowy expanse of land, with the lake in the background.
Painting

Manitowoc From the North Side

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

Lighthouse

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

North Head Lighthouse

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Description: Elevated view of the century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, built in response to a marked increase in the number of shipwrecks along the Pen...
Photograph

Chambers Island Lighthouse

Date: 1920
Description: View from water of a man with a beard standing on a pier near a small boathouse. In the background is a lighthouse with keeper's house and outbuilding.
Postcard

Light House, Port Washington

Date: 1911
Description: Tinted postcard view of the lighthouse at Port Washington. A U.S. flag flies above the roof at the upper left. Caption reads: "Light House, Port Washington...
Postcard

Bray's Point and Light

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Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the lighthouse and boathouse at Bray's Point. Caption reads: "Bray's Point and Light, Junction of Fox River with Lake Winneba...
Drawing

Old Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1941
Description: Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay...
Photograph

Two Rivers Harbor Entrance

Date: 01 08 1958
Description: View of Two Rivers Harbor from shoreline towards Lake Michigan. Snow is on the ground, and a fence made of thick posts and cable is along the shoreline on ...
Postcard

U.S. Light House

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Description: Illustration of view across water towards a lighthouse and surrounding buildings. Caption reads: "U.S. Light House, Kenosha, Wis."
Photograph

Twin River Point Lighthouse

Date: 1940
Description: A log gate and log-framed sign mark the entrance to the Twin River (Rawley) Point lighthouse. The keeper's house is next to the light and has a turret and ...
Postcard

Wind Point Lighthouse

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Description: "Colortone" postcard view of the Wind Point Lighthouse, along with two other buildings. A fence surrounds the buildings, and in the distance a steamship is...
Photograph

Windswept Point

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

North Point Lighthouse

Date: 1952
Description: Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis.", "North Point Lighthouse". This is actually the Wind Point Lighthouse on Wind Point, located on the north end of Racine...

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