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| Date: | 04 20 1888 |
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| Description: | The launching of the screw passenger and freight vessel, "Petoskey," on April 20, 1888 at Burger and Burger Builders, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 05 05 1897 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rural storage yard near Manitowoc. |
| Date: | 05 15 1897 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway yards looking northwest. The elevator of the Northern Grain Company is in the middle distance. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Schooner coming into Manitowoc harbor. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The schooner "S.M. Stephenson" was built in Manitowoc in 1880, weighing 511 gross tons. Its owner was A. Bigelow. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of numerous Manitowoc factories/industries. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Some of the Old-Timers in the photograph: Steamers: Petosky (on stocks), Muskegon, Corona, A.D. Hayward, City of St. Joe, Lotus, J.F. Dayan, Grace Willia... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of The Holy Family Convent and College, motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, and liberal arts for the education of Siste... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype of a river with a two-masted schooner near the shoreline. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Various views of places in Oslo. Text at bottom reads: "Stephenson Bros., Oslo, Manitowoc Co., Wis., U.S.A., 1914." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Multiple views of Oslo. Some pictured are the woolen mill and the dam. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View from a hill looking down on the plant which has several attached buildings, and a large chimney. To the right are railroad cars along the shoreline o... |
| Date: | 07 08 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the ship the Charles C. West splashing into the Manitowoc River with a large crowd gathered to watch. |
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| Description: | Elevated view across river of the S.S. Hyacinth of the U.S. Lighthouse Service being repaired at the Manitowoc Ship Building Company dock. The Fr... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a winter scene with a large group of people skating on the frozen Manitowoc River between the 8th and 10th Street bridges. A dog trots acr... |
| Date: | 06 1939 |
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| Description: | Bridge on the Manitowoc River raised to allow the Pere Marquette car ferry through. River dredging equipment can be seen in the foreground. |
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