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Fishing Early in the Morning

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Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
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Rowboats

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Description: Fleet of rowboats carrying men and women with umbrellas.
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Docking Ferry Boat in December

Date: 12 1948
Description: Two men docking a ferry boat at La Pointe in December. Ferry service closed two days after this photograph was taken.
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Ice-Breaking in Spring

Date: 04 1949
Description: Two men standing on dock watching the "Penguine" and the "Apostle Island" breaking the ice around the La Pointe dock.
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Sailboat Lizzie W. of Captain D.R. Angus

Date: 1907
Description: Three men and two women on board the Lizzie W. sailboat. Captain D.R. Angus, who is at the tiller, owned the Lizzie W., which was named after...
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Belle of La Crosse at a Landing on the Upper Mississippi River

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Description: The sidewheel packet, Belle of La Crosse, at a landing on the Upper Mississippi River. The sidewheel was built in 1868 and burned while in winter qu...
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George Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Description: Engraving of George Washington and his troops rowing across an icy Delaware River to attack the British, from the painting by E. Leutze.
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Fishermen at Lunch

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Description: A group of Maine commercial fishermen having lunch on a dock.
Drawing

Shot Tower

Date: 1831
Description: Pencil drawing of the Shot Tower.
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Speed Boat

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Description: A speed boat on lake.
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Gloucester Piers

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Description: View across water toward a pier and docks with fishing boats.
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Harbor, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: One of the four harbors on Washington Island. There is a man on a pier or dock in the foreground, and a boat approaching on the left. A tree-lined shorelin...
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H.H. Bennett in Boat

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Description: Henry Hamilton Bennett poling his boat close along a rock formation in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 1915
Description: Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park.
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View Across Chena River

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Description: View of Fairbanks, Alaska across the Chena River. A wooden bridge crosses the river, and storefronts can be seen lining the city street. Caption reads: "Fa...
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New York Harbor

Date: 1904
Description: New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty and various boats.
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Men in Fishing Boats

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Description: Men fishing in boats.
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Lock on The Yahara River

Date: 1939
Description: Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River.
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Portrait of a Dog

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Description: An American Water Spaniel, poses in the Van Schaick photography studio in front of a painted backdrop. There is a sign for "C.J. Van Schaick Photographer."...
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J. Robert Taylor Family on Pier

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Description: J. Robert Taylor's wife, Alma Reinhardt Taylor, and children, Donna Taylor Adams, Ellen Taylor Higgins, and Fred Taylor, posed in bathing suits on a small ...

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