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Map or Atlas

View of the City of Two Rivers, Wis.

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye map of Two Rivers.
Postcard

The Coolest Spot in Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: View down curving road along shoreline toward a bridge. Caption reads: "Two Rivers - The Coolest Spot in Wis."
Photograph

Berner's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 
Description: View across road towards E.C. Berner's Ice Cream Parlor, where the first ice cream sundae is said to have been made in 1881. A woman is standing behind the...
Postcard

St. John's Lutheran Church and School

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of church and school. Caption reads: "St. John's Lutheran Church and School, Two Rivers, Wis."
Postcard

Free Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Free Public Library with a woman, children, and a dog on its front lawn. Caption reads: "Free Public Library, Two Rivers, Wis."
Postcard

Coal Docks

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline towards the coal docks on the right, with several ships in the harbor. Caption reads: "Coal Docks, Capacity 100,000 Tons, Two Rivers, W...
Painting

Berner's Ice Cream Store

Date: 1950
Description: View of Edward C. Berner's ice cream store.
Map or Atlas

Two Rivers Wisconsin Rodgers Street Fishing Area Existing Land Use

Date: 1964
Description: This map of Two Rivers shows the Rodgers street fishing area and land use. The map features a legend on the right of the types of land use. The map also sh...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Two Rivers

Date: 1810
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, and the public square. The bottom right margin reads: "Robert M. Eberts, Henry S. Baird, A.G. Ellis, R.S. Sa...
Postcard

Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Life Saving Crew Entering Boat, Two Rivers, Wis." A group of men launching a large rowboat into Lake Michigan. In the background is a...
Postcard

Joseph Mann Public Library

Date: 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Public Library, Two Rivers, Wis." This Carnegie Library was built in 1914 of cream brick in the Prairie School style. It was funded b...
Postcard

Lighthouse on the Lake Motel

Date: 1973
Description: Text on sign reads: "Lighthouse on the Lake, Motel, Restaurant, Indoor Pool." On reverse: "Lighthouse Inn on the Lake. Highway 42, 1515 Memorial Drive, Two...
Postcard

Washington Street Near the Public Square

Date: 01 01 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "View at Two Rivers, Wis. Washington Street Near the Public Square." Buildings on the Public Square, several with steeples. Pedestrian...
Photograph

Migrant Children's First Communion

Date: 1954
Description: Catholic clergymen and nuns pose with a group of migrant children on the event of their first communion.

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