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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Freight Cars

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

Vieau Trading Post Historical Site Marker

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Description: Jacques Vieau, agent for the Northwest Fur Company of Montreal, built a trading post here in 1796, on what is now called Jambo Creek after the nickname the...
Painting

Manitowoc From the North Side

Date: 1856
Description: View of Manitowoc from the north side.
Photograph

Karst Family

Date: 1895
Description: Women bringing lunch to the men working in the field. The men are harvesting grain using a horse-drawn grain binder.
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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.
Book or Pamphlet

Smalley Manufacturing Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1911
Description: Front cover of catalog with the title: "The Old Time-Tried and Reliable Smalley Cutters. For 54 Years the Standard of the Nation's Farms." Features an illu...
Map or Atlas

Amended District Zoning Map of the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Date: 1951
Description: This map shows city streets, zoning of city areas, residences, local businesses, and commercial areas marked in red, yellow, and light brown. The bottom ri...
Photograph

View of Marshall Street

Date: 1891
Description: View down tree-lined sidewalk along Marshall Street facing west. The northwest corner of S. 6th and Marshall Streets is circled by a fence, which continue...

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