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Group of Young People on Dock

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Description: Group of six young men and women standing on dock of an Apostle Island.
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Buildings along Milwaukee River

Date: 1898
Description: View from pier or dock of buildings along the Milwaukee River, including a building with a clock tower. Signage on brick exteriors reads "J.C. Iverson Co. ...
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Crowded Pier

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Description: Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the...
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Freshwater Swimming Pool at Playland

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Description: View of an outdoor freshwater swimming pool, which opened in 1928. Two people lean over the fence to look into the pool and, behind them, a building with ...
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Fishing On The Pier

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Description: People fish from a wooden pier.
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Bennett on Platform in the Wisconsin River

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Description: Henry Hamilton Bennett stands with his camera on a platform. He built the platform in order to take photographs of passengers in the boats that toured the ...
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Beach Boulevard

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Description: Elevated view down Beach Boulevard, a boardwalk-like street with gift shops and carnival events facing the beach and harbor. Crowds of people are on the si...
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Waiting to Board The Lamora

Date: 1938
Description: Six men standing on dock next to cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. Two of the men are holding cameras.
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Boy Sitting on Dock

Date: 1954
Description: The little cowboy with a toy gun on the pier is John Paul Widmer. The pier was on the Rock River at the west end of Henni Street in Theresa.
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Frame 47: FDP Supporters Demonstrating on Boardwalk

Date: 08 1964
Description: An integrated group of mostly young people sitting on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Many of them are holding signs showing support for the Mississippi Freed...
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Frame 49: Signs of the Three

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally on the Atlantic City boardwalk in support of the Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Three people in front of the group carry sig...
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View of Pine Grove Hotel from Opposite Shore "On the River"

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated view of the Pine Grove Hotel and Resort from the opposite shore of the Wisconsin River. An excursion boat is passing by. Rock formations are along...
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Hunters on the Pond

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a group of seven men posing on a dock in front of a small hunting shack in the middle of a marsh. Ducks hang on stringers attache...
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Ashland Pier

Date: 09 14 1962
Description: View across water towards jetty and dock, with three lampposts, from south east.
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Petersen Boys on the Pier

Date: 1928
Description: Conrad, resting his feet in a baby carriage, and Edward, center, sit on a bench on the pier at Black Point; their younger brother William stands at right. ...
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Men Posing on Dock Unloading Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View of men on a dock with binder. There are town buildings in the background.
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 7

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Four of the images are of individuals or small groups of people, who ma...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 13

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Description: Four circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Two images are unexposed, and the rest are of young people posing outd...
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Scene Along the West Shore

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Description: View along shoreline towards a group of people standing on a pier. Sailboats are anchored in the water in the background. Caption reads: "Scene Along the W...
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The Pine Resort

Date: 1939
Description: View from pier across water towards the Pine Resort, which is a three-story building with screened-in porches on the shore of Egg Harbor. Street lamps line...

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