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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
Photograph

Milwaukee River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a Milwaukee River scene showing people watching several steamboats from a bridge.
Photograph

Sailboat "Alpha"

Date: 1900
Description: Group of people on sailboat "Alpha" at dock on Madeline Island. Captain Daniel Angus is at the tiller.
Photograph

Sailboat in Harbor

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Description: Several people are standing aboard a sailboat sailing in the harbor. A small boat is tied to the back of the sailboat.
Postcard

"Carolina" Steamer

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Description: View across water towards the "Carolina" steamer docked at Ephraim. Many people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Ephraim-Wis."
Postcard

Group of People on Dock near Ferry

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Description: View across water towards a large ferry docked at the fishing wharf. A large group of people are standing on the pier, and passengers are standing at the r...
Postcard

Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
Print

Steamboat Western World

Date: 1895
Description: Drawing of the steamboat Western World. Several people stand on the deck. An American flag and flags reading Detroit, Michigan Central, Buffalo, N.Y...
Photograph

Steamships Arriving at Fox's Dock

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of three steamships arriving at Fox's Dock, an island in Lake Erie. People are waiting on the docks. A smaller ship is in the dock area as we...
Photograph

"City of Charlevoix" Ship

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Description: Elevated view of the "City of Charlevoix" ship coming into harbor. The sign painted on the front of the ship reads: "Northern Michigan Line" and "City of C...
Map or Atlas

The United States of North America: with the British and Spanish Territories, According to the Treaty, of 1784

Date: 1785
Description: Map of part of North America engraved and hand-colored (the light brown design is a superposition of the map and cartouche derived from the oxidation of th...
Photograph

The Bow of the Rouse Simmons

Date: 07 16 2007
Description: Underwater view of two archaeologists surveying and investigating the bow of the Rouse Simmons (also known as the Christmas Tree ship). One person i...
Map or Atlas

Menominee Place Names Map

Date: 2013
Description: Map is the most extensive endeavor to date to accurately locate and document both prehistoric place names and natural features of the Menominee language wi...
Map or Atlas

Twenty Five Miles of Industrial Tour Wholly Within the City Limits of Superior Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map shows industrial points of interest in Superior. The top of the map reads: "Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, as this Industrial Tour map indic...

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