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Bird's eye view of Superior, Wis., county seat of Douglas County
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This bird's-eye view map of Superior views the city from the south, with the harbor and Lake Superior in the background. It includes inset illustrations of Hotel Roy; Conner's Point; District School; Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal churches; west side of West Second Street; east side of West Second Street; Kuykendall House; and the county court house. The bottom margin includes a key to points of interest, including newspaper offices, hotels, real estate offices, grocers and stores, selected businesses, churches, public building, lumber companies, shingle and lumber mills, brick yards, railroad buildings, and steamboat docks.
1883
Wellge, H. (Henry) (artist)
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WHi 12170
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