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Smelt Wrestling

Date: 04 1939
Description: Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
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Marinette Harbor

Date: 1945
Description: Harbor in Marinette at sunset. Boats are docked at the sides of a canal. Smoke pours from smokestacks of a facility in the distance.
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Aviation-Minded Governor

Date: 1928
Description: Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (partially hidden, wearing a straw hat and with a flower in his lapel) makes a stop to which he had flown in his airplane, the "Vill...
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Wisconsin & Michigan Locomotive at Marinette

Date: 05 24 1936
Description: A Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad pulling into the station at Marinette. The conductor on the step has been identified as Ray Campbell.
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County Agricultural and Teacher Training School

Date: 1930
Description: The County Agricultural and Teacher Training School.
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Hotel Marinette

Date: 1915
Description: View across intersection toward the hotel. Standing on the sidewalk at the corner on the left are men and a dog. Caption reads: "Hotel Marinette, Marinette...
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45th Parallel of North Latitude Marker

Date: 1938
Description: The 45th parallel of north latitude marker, marking halfway between the equator and the north pole. The marker is located on Highway 141, three miles north...
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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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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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City Water Co.

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of pump room, side of part of Boiler Room.
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Marinette Tourist Camp

Date: 1925
Description: Stand of pine trees and pitched tents, with automobiles, in the Marinette Tourist Camp.
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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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Packing Smelt

Date: 1935
Description: The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Commercial fishermen hauling in their net and immediately packing the small silvery smelt into boxes fo...
Postcard

Entrance to Chautauqua

Date: 1907
Description: View towards people sitting and standing near the front gates to the Chautauqua. Flags are on the arches. Caption reads: "Entrance to Chautauqua, Marinette...

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