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| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Ashland, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of The Apostle Islands Chequamagon Bay & Ashland, and Distances from Ashland. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of logs stored in a logging boom on Chequamegon Bay. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View of an ore dock on Chequamegon Bay. Buildings on the shore of the bay can be seen, however, not the water. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen. |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | When the East End Co-op Service Station opened in 1940 at the corner of Sixth Avenue and East Front Street, the owners announced, "Our new, modern equipmen... |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water toward mill ruins on the shoreline. A pile of logs are next to the dilapidated structure. In the far background is a bridge and ... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of town, showing the shoreline of Lake Superior, ore docks, roads, houses, buildings, trees, and smokestacks. Text describing this photograph s... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | This 1896 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Rail... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | This 1898 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Rail... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Title at top: "G.F. Sanborn Company Timber and Farming Lands." Map shows acreages, roads, railroads, and swamps in parts of Vilas and Oneida counties. |
| Date: | 1800 |
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| Description: | The map is ink and pencil on paper. Map shows the location of the Ashland Lumber Company as well as a portion of Ashland County. Portions of the map are in... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | This map shows wards and includes the Chequamegon Bay and Washburn. An inset map shows the Ashland region, its railroads, and a few of its iron mines. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | Sanborn map of Ashland, which includes Chequamegon Bay. |
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