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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1952
Description: An elevated view of the downtown section.
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. A person is in the right foreground. Caption reads: "A Glimpse(?) of Port Washington, Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Birdseye View Port Washington, Wis."
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Government Pier

Date: 1909
Description: View down Government Pier. In the distance are industrial buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Gov't Pier Port Washington, Wis."
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People at Shoreline of Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the shoreline of the harbor. A man, woman and child are standing at the shoreline on the left. Across the water is a boat along the opposite s...
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Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
Postcard

Ozaukee County Court House

Date: 1915
Description: View across road towards the Ozaukee County Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Port Washington, Wis."
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House on Grand Avenue

Date: 1966
Description: House on Grand Avenue, built about 1836. "Few people who drive by this house on Port Washington's Grand Avenue daily realize that it is possibly the city's...
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Edward Dodge House

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the Pebble house, also called Edward Dodge House. Built in 1848 and constructed of cobblestone. Stone columns with a gate and fence are in front ...
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Blake House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Blake House (north elevation, front). The house was razed prior to 1952.
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Franklin Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down sidewalk along the left side of Franklin street. A horse-drawn vehicle is along the curb, and people are on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Frankli...
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Spraying Elms with DDT

Date: 1967
Description: Worker spraying Elm trees with DDT pumped from a tank hitched to the back of a vehicle equipped with a snow plow.
Photograph

Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
Postcard

Winter Scene at Port Washington

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard view of three men on an elevated walk on an icy pier near the shoreline. A women and young boy stand on the pier below the walk. There is a lighth...
Photograph

Port Washington Harbor

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: View from shoreline at Port Washington south of two ramps within a breakwater. There is a lighthouse in the background. Boats are along a pier on the right...
Map or Atlas

Port Washington, Wisconsin

Date: 1989
Description: This pictorial map shows Lake Michigan, businesses with phone numbers, schools, parks, other points of interest, and includes a brief history of the town. ...
Photograph

Grab a Line

Date: 01 1963
Description: A man on a ship is tossing a coiled rope to two men below on the wharf. Ice encrusts the ship. Several other men are standing on the deck. Another ship and...
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Drying Fish Nets

Date: 1963
Description: Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background.
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Ice-Covered Ship

Date: 01 1969
Description: Spray from the lake has built up as thick ice on a ship, creating interesting shapes. A man is standing on the deck.

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