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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.
Photograph

The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sheboygan

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye view of Sheboygan, with inset of J.J. Volrath Manufacturing Company.
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wis.

Date: 12 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kenosha.
Map or Atlas

The City of Chicago

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor.
Photograph

Ringling Bros. Circus Winter Quarters

Date: 1918
Description: View of the Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters from across the Baraboo River, looking due north. The brick building, center, was one of the two "Cat ...
Photograph

Boat in Harbor

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Description: "Conrad Starke" (possibly a tugboat) cruising on the water near a bridge in an industrial area. The waterway is probably connected to Lake Michigan. Three ...
Photograph

Public Landing with Bridge

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Description: Elevated view over the Ohio River of a boat landing with a bridge in the background.
Photograph

Bridge Boat Landing

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Description: Bridge boat landing, with a dog standing in the foreground near a shoreline with a pier and a boat. There is a bridge across the water on the left, and tre...
Postcard

Steamboats in Harbor

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Description: Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros...
Photograph

The Yahara River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down the Yahara River. In the foreground a canoe is tied to a small dock, and in the background is a bridge.
Photograph

Axtell House

Date: 1869
Description: Stereograph of the Axtell House building, with a storefront next to it advertising "Clothing Hats Caps Sailors Outfits". A bridge is on the left and a man...
Photograph

Milwaukee River

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of river looking north from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A pier with a small building and poster boards extends into the water from the bott...
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

The Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of Norwich harbor. Oval-framed view features two ships in the river harbor as well as buildings on the waterfront and on the surrounding hill...
Photograph

Four Lakes Yacht Club

Date: 07 26 1953
Description: Four Lakes Yacht Club member Clair Puttkamer is shown with his boat on a hoist operated by the Four Lakes Yacht Club on the Yahara river. The hoist facilit...
Postcard

Brighton Beach

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Description: Scene at Brighton Beach. View of the lake and shoreline from what appears to be a wooden walkway across the water. A man is rowing a rowboat nearby. Boats...
Photograph

U.S. Hospital and Army Headquarters

Date: 1918
Description: View across snowy ground towards the United States hospital and Army Headquarters for American forces deployed as a part of the Allied Intervention in Nort...
Photograph

Elevated View Over De Pere

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view over De Pere. In the foreground is the De Pere News Office and Post Office building. Behind it people are walking on the bridge over the Fox ...
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...

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