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Brochure Image for Invincible Cabin Monoplane

Date: 1929
Description: An advertising brochure for the Invincible Cabin Monoplane, an airplane briefly manufactured by the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of Manitowoc. Text o...
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Migrant Students in the Library Corner

Date: 1961
Description: Mrs. Shirley Mecha, regular teacher at Meadow Brook School, helping migrant students use resources in the "library corner."
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The Detroit Edison Under Construction

Date: 1954
Description: Self-unloader, the Detroit Edison, Hull 418, is under construction and surrounded by scaffolding at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation.
Postcard

Manitowoc, The Gateway between the East and the West

Date: 1905
Description: Bird's-eye view of Manitowoc on the shores of Lake Michigan. A map of the northeastern part of the United States at the top indicates Manitowoc's location ...
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Rahr Civic Center

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Rahr Civic Center where the museum of the Manitowoc Historical Society is housed.
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Factories in Manitowoc

Date: 1935
Description: An aerial view of numerous Manitowoc factories/industries.
Postcard

Country Club

Date: 1930
Description: View across lawn toward the club building. Caption reads: "Country Club, Manitowoc, Wis."
Postcard

Public Library

Date: 1920
Description: View across street toward the library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Manitowoc, Wis."
Postcard

View up South Eigth Street

Date: 1907
Description: View up street with a large building on the corner on the right, and church buildings further down the street. Caption reads: "View up South Eigth Street f...
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Rahr Civic Center

Date: 1910
Description: The Rahr Civic Center, formally the Vilas-Rahr house.
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Vilas-Rahr House

Date: 1975
Description: The Vilas-Rahr house, now the Rahr Civic Center.
Postcard

Manitowoc County Court House

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of the courthouse. Caption reads: "County Court House, Manitowoc, Wis."
Photograph

Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background.
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St. James Episcopal Church

Date: 1920
Description: St. James Episcopal Church in Manitowoc.
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Parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church

Date: 1910
Description: The two-story parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church on 608 Park Street.
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Parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church

Date: 1935
Description: The two-story parsonage of St. Paul's Methodist Church on 608 Park Street.
Postcard

View from Riverview Park

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Manitowoc from Riverview Park. A large boat is in the bend of the river. In the foreground is a railing and an extended overlook over the ...
Postcard

Elevated View of Manitowoc

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Manitowoc, dominated by the Manitowoc County Court House. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Manitowoc, Wis."
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Highway Detour Sign

Date: 1920
Description: Detour sign posted by the Wisconsin Highway Commission, the predecessor of the Department of Transportation, in Manitowoc showing a confusing detour route ...
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Man on River near Oslo

Date: 1914
Description: Various views of places in Oslo. Text at bottom reads: "Stephenson Bros., Oslo, Manitowoc Co., Wis., U.S.A., 1914."

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