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Waterfall at the Quarry

Date: 1905
Description: A winter view of the dam, left, on the Montello River and ice formations under the shed on the right. The polishing shed of the Montello Granite Company is...
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Kate Kelly Mast Step

Date: 08 2003
Description: View of the mast step which rested on the main keelson and held the bottom of one of the Kate Kelly’s tall masts.
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Lucerne Machinery

Date: 2004
Description: View of an archaeologist documenting the capstan and windlass from the wreckage of the schooner Lucerne at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Frank O'Connor Steering Quadrant

Date: 08 07 2004
Description: View of the steering quadrant of the wrecked stream screw Frank O'Connor at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Sevona Remains

Date: 08 02 2004
Description: Valves and other parts of the wrecked steam screw Sevona at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Documenting the Lucerne

Date: 2004
Description: View of an archaeologist documenting the capstan and windlass from the wreckage of the schooner Lucerne at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Lucy Underwood

Date: 1905
Description: Lucy Underwood, the younger daughter of E.W. and Elenor Keyser Underwood, poses with her bicycle along a narrow sandy lane near the shore of Montello Lake....
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Boating on the Mill Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View looking down hill towards an unidentified woman who is sitting holding the oars in a skiff near the shoreline of the millpond on the Montello River, n...
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Jessie and Lucy

Date: 1905
Description: Sisters Jessie, left, and Lucy Underwood posing with their bicycles on the Montello River bridge in Montello. A man is standing in the far background on th...
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Appomattox Bilge

Date: 08 2007
Description: View of the bottom, or bilge, of the Appomattox. The bilge was made entirely of wood, as on shipbuilder James Davidson’s other steamers. The heavy k...
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Sevona Frame

Date: 08 02 2004
Description: View of the bow and forward bulkhead of the wrecked steam screw Sevona at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Pretoria Windlass

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Description: The Pretoria was slowly torn apart by the storm while anchored. Lying upside down on top of the bilge near Pretoria's bow, the heavy anchor windlass remain...
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Fox River Dam

Date: 1905
Description: A view from the south looking over the Fox River dam at Montello. The entrance to the lock is in the background. In the foreground are two men in a boat an...
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The Richter Family

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Charles S. Richter rowing a boat on the mill pond, now Montello Lake. With him are his wife, sitting at right, his daughter Ethel...
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Marquette Historic Marker

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: View across lawn towards a crowd, with costumed participants dressed as Native Americans, fur traders, and Jacques Marquette, at the dedication of the Marq...
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The Schooner Advance

Date: 2014
Description: Underwater view of pieces of the schooner Advance laying on the haul of the ship at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Willow Hedge

Date: 1905
Description: An album page with two photographs of a row of willow trees reflected in the mill pond (Montello Lake) behind the residence of E.W. Underwood. In the lower...
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Panther Intaglio Effigy

Date: 06 2008
Description: View looking east of a 1000-year-old Indian intaglio effigy in the shape of a panther. The effigy, which is on the north bank of the Rock River, is filled ...
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Dr. Lange

Date: 1905
Description: A well-dressed man is standing on the bank of the Montello River just below the dam, which was owned and operated by the Montello Granite Company. On the o...
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Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1905
Description: View down hill towards shoreline where a crowd fills a barge which has been fitted with benches, an awning, and American flags for an excursion on Buffalo ...

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