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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
Postcard

View of River below Dam

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "River View below the Dam."
Postcard

Eau Claire River

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Eau Claire River with a bridge in the background. Caption reads: "Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Walnut Street Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of cargo ship passing under the Walnut Street Bridge on the Fox River.
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Logging Camp at Big Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Logging Camp dock and buildings made of logs. Madeline Island shoreline on the bank of Lake Superior.
Postcard

University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse and Red Gym

Date: 1906
Description: View towards shoreline from Lake Mendota of University of Wisconsin-Madison varsity men's rowing crew. People are watching from the boathouse in the backgr...
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Shoreline with Pier

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Description: Lake Lawn. Several boats are on the water with a man standing on his sailboat next to the dock. Trees run along the shoreline into the distance.
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Robert Bloch Aboard a Ship

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Description: Bloch on a ship in Mississippi at New Orleans, headed for Baton Rouge. Trip was gratis from Victor Ehr, director of the Baton Rouge chamber of commerce and...
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Michela Coal & Dock Company

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Description: View from shoreline of dock site towards Lake Superior, showing sulphur pile and a large chute in the background.
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 01 09 1958
Description: View of Port Washington Harbor from Wisconsin Electric Power Company wharf. The city is in the background along the shoreline.
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Turning Basin

Date: 12 09 1957
Description: Turning basin, view east from ex-Haas property. There is a water tower on the right, and houses, boathouses and other buildings are along the shoreline to ...
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Pleasure Boat Ramps

Date: 12 10 1957
Description: Pleasure boat ramps, made of timber, on the south side of Racine Harbor. A man is walking in the snow near the ramps. There are piles of material along the...
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Racine Harbor

Date: 12 20 1957
Description: View across harbor from small boat ramp towards far shoreline. On the far shoreline is industrial machinery, piles of coal, and other buildings.
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Racine Harbor

Date: 12 10 1957
Description: View of harbor with pilings in the right foreground. There is a lighthouse on breakwaters in the distance.
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Black Point Estate

Date: 05 1977
Description: A small boat is seen on the waters of Geneva Lake in this aerial view of Black Point Estate. The main house with its distinctive tower and porches is easil...
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Black Point Estate

Date: 1972
Description: A winter view of the main house at Black Point, seen from the rear (south), showing the distinctive tower, chimneys and porches. A small one-story addition...
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Boathouse

Date: 1935
Description: View from end of pier towards three boys posing in the water of Geneva Lake in front of the boathouse at Black Point Estate. A woman observes from the narr...
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Ed and Marion Brumder

Date: 08 25 1978
Description: Edward John and Marion (Briggs) Brumder posing for a snapshot on their forty-sixth wedding anniversary. They are casually dressed and each is wearing and s...

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