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"Queen Marinette" Residence

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Description: Inset of head and shoulders portrait of "Queen Marinette" along with a depiction of her home, which was one of the earliest houses in Marinette. She was th...
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Marinette Fisheries

Date: 1912
Description: View across water toward buildings on the right, with men standing on a platform at the shoreline in front of a large building. Three more smaller building...
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Marinette Church, Sawmill and Lodge

Date: 1900
Description: Composite of views of Oakwood Beach Lodge, Pioneer Presbyterian Church and a sawmill.
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Panoramic View of Lumberyard, M & M Box Co.

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Description: Triptych panoramic view of Marinette lumber district, with M & M Box Company factory in the center.
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City Water Co.

Date: 1930
Description: Storage Tank #2. A large, rounded tank with a conical roof. Another tank is directly behind. A large brick building is on the right.
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City Water Company

Date: 1930
Description: West side of filter building. Pipes are stacked on the right side of the building, and part of a storage tank can be seen on the left.
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Marinette Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built in about 1933, this appealingly picturesque service station, located at 1305 Pierce Avenue, was designed to blend into the neighborhood.
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Multiple Views of the Menominee River

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Description: A composite of three photographs of the Menominee River with decorative graphics. Views of the river include log drivers and an elevated perspective of the...
Photograph

Three Sawmills

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Description: A composite image of three photographs of sawmills and a saw graphic. The sawmills pictured are R.W. Merryman and Co.'s Mill (top), Sawyer & Goodman Co.'s ...
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Sawmills

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Description: A composite image of three photographs of sawmills with decorative graphics. The mills are N. Ludington Co.'s Old White Mill (top), the H. Witbeck Co.'s Mi...
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Old Trading Post

Date: 1887
Description: View of the boom company office and the site of the old trading post.
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Marinette View

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of Marinette looking toward the mouth of the river from the tower of City Hall. Fences, fields, and industrial buildings are in the foregroun...
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Marinette

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: View of icy Lake Michigan from Ogden Street Bridge. There are piles of coal on the left and right, and what may be a jetty in the far distance.
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Wharf at Marinette

Date: 07 1936
Description: Elevated view of fishing tugs moored alongside the wharf at Marinette. Two automobiles are parked in the foreground, just in front of the Bridge Fish Co. b...
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Cutting Logs

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Description: Stereograph of two men cutting logs ready for stripping and making into pulp at a paper mill. Caption reads, "7981-(b)-Cutting logs ready for stripping and...

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