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Manitowoc County Courthouse

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Description: Exterior view of the Manitowoc County Courthouse featuring a glass dome.
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St. James Episcopal Church

Date: 1920
Description: St. James Episcopal Church in Manitowoc.
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Schooner in Manitowoc Harbor

Date: 1890
Description: Schooner coming into Manitowoc harbor.
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Manitowoc County Court House Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: The Manitowoc County Court House under construction.
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McDonald's Restaurant

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Description: Exterior of early McDonald's Restaurant.
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Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background.
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Man on River near Oslo

Date: 1914
Description: Various views of places in Oslo. Text at bottom reads: "Stephenson Bros., Oslo, Manitowoc Co., Wis., U.S.A., 1914."
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Rahr Civic Center

Date: 1910
Description: The Rahr Civic Center, formally the Vilas-Rahr house.
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Vilas-Rahr House

Date: 1975
Description: The Vilas-Rahr house, now the Rahr Civic Center.
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Pere Marquette Ferry

Date: 06 1939
Description: Bridge on the Manitowoc River raised to allow the Pere Marquette car ferry through. River dredging equipment can be seen in the foreground.
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Wisconsin Central Freight Cars

Date: 05 05 1897
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rural storage yard near Manitowoc.
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Schooner on River

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype of a river with a two-masted schooner near the shoreline.
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Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1954
Description: View from across street of church entrance along road.
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Parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: The two-story parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church on 608 Park Street.
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Boats in Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of commercial boats in Manitowoc Harbor.
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Manitowoc Airport Manager

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Description: Pilot Louis Kakuk, manager of the Manitowoc Airport, with his Waco airplane. Kakuk's career followed a typical pattern for aviators, moving from the freewh...
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S.S. Hyacinth

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Description: Elevated view across river of the S.S. Hyacinth of the U.S. Lighthouse Service being repaired at the Manitowoc Ship Building Company dock. The Fr...
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Launch of the Steamer "Petoskey"

Date: 04 20 1888
Description: The launching of the screw passenger and freight vessel, "Petoskey," on April 20, 1888 at Burger and Burger Builders, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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Parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church

Date: 1935
Description: The two-story parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church on 608 Park Street.
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Lumber Mill

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Description: Cutover land near a lumber mill. Logs and boards are stacked near the building in the background.

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