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Sinking Boat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Lat...
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Iwo Jima Airfield

Date: 02 1945
Description: Airfield #1, Iwo Jima, with Mt Surabachi in the distance. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle during the assault on ...
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Steamer "Fury"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steamer "Fury".
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View of Dock on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a dock and buildings on Lake Michigan.
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View in Red Banks

Date: 1899
Description: View of the banks.
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Shore near Red Banks

Date: 1936
Description: Shoreline and wavelets near Red Banks on Lake Michigan.
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Rocks at Cave Point

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the Lake Michigan shoreline and the rocks at Cave Point.
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Lake Menomin

Date: 1932
Description: View from shoreline of three men in a canoe on Lake Menomin near a point of land.
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Boats in Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of commercial boats in Manitowoc Harbor.
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel. The hotel, on the east shore of the lake, is located in Blooming Grove Township, just outside ...
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Two Women in a Flower Bedecked Horse-Drawn Cart

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Description: Two women in fancy hats and summer dresses are sitting in a horse-drawn cart which has flower bedecked wheels and seat. One of the woman has an umbrella. I...
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The Channel

Date: 08 1915
Description: A dramatic view through the Narrows between Sand Point and Namakan Lakes.
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Lake Michigan Dune

Date: 1935
Description: A sand dune in Point Beach State Forest has engulfed several trees. Two dead trees are standing in the foreground.
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Gordon and Lillian Wheeler by Archibald Lake

Date: 08 1923
Description: Standing together on a windy day (L to R) are: Blanche Unknown, Gordon Wheeler, Lillian Wheeler and Jane MacIdorney(?), with her arm around Lillian Wheeler...
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Mr. Ferguson and the Turtle

Date: 08 04 1914
Description: View towards Mr. Ferguson who is standing on a pier holding a rope with either a mud turtle, or a snapping turtle, tied to it. Behind him on the shoreline ...
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Robert Thurston Canoeing

Date: 1917
Description: Robert Thurston is canoeing on Archibald Lake amidst some shoreline grasses. The Ark cottage on the Island is in the background on the right.
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View of Archibald Lake

Date: 1917
Description: View from hill looking across the eastern half of Archibald Lake. In the distance is the narrow passageway connecting the east and west sides of the lake. ...
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Boats Heading Out

Date: 1916
Description: Three boats, each filled with people, are leaving the pier. Two household employees, wearing aprons and standing on the pier, are watching the boats depart...
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Sitting on the Beach with a Bird

Date: 1931
Description: Peter DeWitt and a friend or cousin are sitting on the sand beach near logs. A bird is perched nearby on a wooden pier.
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Holstein Cattle

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view across water towards Holstein cattle in a pasture. Caption from calendar: "A Holstein dairy herd — Polk county. Wisconsin's fame as America's...

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