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Gill's Rock

Date: 09 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County...
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Boynton Chapel

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Description: Privately built chapel, decorated in Norwegian style by Mr. and Mrs. Boynton.
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Street Scene, Ellison Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene in Ellison Bay. On the far left is a building with a bell tower on the roof. Caption reads: "St. Scene, Ellison Bay, Wis."
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Fisherman's Wharf

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Description: Boats and buildings on a fisherman's wharf.
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Gills Rock Harbor

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Description: View of the harbor area.
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Episcopal Church

Date: 1920
Description: The Episcopal Church with surrounding wire fence and trees.
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Shoreland Acres

Date: 1967
Description: The home of Charles E. Butler was built in 1870 by a Civil War veteran Captain Charles Reynolds (one of the pioneer timber barons in the area). The house w...
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U.S. Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Description: View of a U.S. lighthouse and Coast Guard station.
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Bridge, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Description: View of the bridge spanning the Sturgeon Bay canal.
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Bridge, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Description: View from the shoreline of a bridge spanning the Sturgeon Bay canal.
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there.
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Thordarson Garden Fish Pond

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Description: Chester Thordarson stands in his garden with a friend near the fish pond, which has a fountain.
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Cows at Sister Bay

Date: 1919
Description: A child and an adult follow a small herd of cattle walking up the dirt road, now Highway 42, north out of Sister Bay. The bell tower of Zion Lutheran Churc...
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Two Men in front of Barn

Date: 1921
Description: Two men pose in front of a large barn at Newport Village. The barn was used to store lumber.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1921
Description: View across snowy field of a shingled house, barn and other outbuildings standing empty near the shore of Lake Michigan at Newport Village.
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Truck on the Ice

Date: 1925
Description: Two men stand in the open back of a pickup truck. The truck, equipped with chains on the rear tires, has driven down a wooden ramp onto the ice. There is...
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Truck on the Ice

Date: 1925
Description: Two men stand in the open bed of a pickup truck as a third person walks away. The truck, equipped with snow tires, is parked on the ice just offshore.
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Truck on the Ice

Date: 1925
Description: Two men stand in the open bed of a pickup truck parked on the ice. There is a rudimentary plank ramp in the foreground. Buildings are faintly visible on t...
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Tree Planting Crew

Date: 05 1911
Description: A pickup truck carrying a crew of 12 men is parked between two automobiles in front of a barn. The truck is identified as "Bingham & Lawrence Fruit and Nur...
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Planting Trees at Gibraltar Orchards

Date: 05 1911
Description: Stone walls line a tilled field where workers carry shovels and bundles of small trees to plant an orchard.

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