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The Canal, Sturgeon Bay

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

La Pointe Light

Date: 
Description: La Pointe Light on Long Island (Apostle Islands), Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior.
Photograph

View of Sturgeon Bay

Date: 07 07 1898
Description: View across water of Sturgeon Bay. In the far distance are lighthouses, buildings, and barges along the shoreline.
Postcard

Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
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

View from 8th Street Bridge

Date: 01 08 1958
Description: Elevated view from 8th Street Bridge over the Manitowoc River towards Lake Michigan. There is a lighthouse in the distance. Ice is floating on the water. A...
Photograph

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...
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 ...
Photograph

Port Washington Harbor

Date: 01 09 1958
Description: Elevated view from bluff of the harbor towards the southeast. At the end of a jetty is a lighthouse on the left. The water is frozen along the shoreline. T...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Gatun Locks

Date: 03 1913
Description: A view looking toward the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, over the Gatun Locks during construction. The entrance lighthouse is seen in the distance....
Postcard

Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan

Date: 1958
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan. Sheboygan, Wisconsin." View from shore towards a long "L" shaped concrete dock with many boats moored...

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