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Third Street in Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1950
Description: View of cars parked alongside businesses on Third Street. Bassett's Drugstore is on the left side of the street.
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Cedar Street, North

Date: 1912
Description: View of Cedar Street looking northwards. Bassett's Drugstore is on the right, and the General Store is directly across the street. Caption reads: "Cedar St...
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View of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: View of Sturgeon Bay with the Teweles & Brandeis flour mill across the water on the left.
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Canal Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1953
Description: View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground.
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Laurie Residence, Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: The Laurie residence, home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laurie, occupied by them since 1870. A group of people are posing in the grass in the foreground.
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Ruins of Sturgeon Bay High School

Date: 03 05 1908
Description: The Sturgeon Bay High School after the fire the destroyed the building on March 5, 1908. Handwriting on front reads: "S.B. H.S. After Fire Mar. 5, 08 — A.S...
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Sturgeon Bay Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Hospital.
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Sturgeon Bay Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: A springtime harbor scene from Sturgeon Bay. Chunks of ice are floating on the surface of the water. Caption reads: "Harbor scene at springtime. Sturgeon B...
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Door County Museum

Date: 1945
Description: View of the fireplace in the interior of the Door County Museum. The text along the mantel reads: "The Past, The Present, and the Future Cannot Be Separate...
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Door County Museum

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Door County Museum, featuring a display of a sculpted man in Native American dress.
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Town and Lake Michigan

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay with multiple buildings in the foreground.
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. Above the main entrance it reads: "Fr...
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Piles of Snow in front of Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene of a Sturgeon Bay street. The exteriors of storefronts are piled high with banks of snow. Signage reads "O.E. Klug & Co. Hardware" and "O.E. ...
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Lake Michigan Entrance to Ship Canal

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: View from jetty out towards Lake Michigan entrance to Ship Canal. A large tank, streetlamp and buildings are on the left. On the opposite jetty is a lighth...
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Highway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: View from snowy shoreline of Highway Bridge, the east approach. The lake is frozen. Just beyond the shoreline a boat is moored at a landing, and an automob...
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Sturgeon Bay

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Description: Aerial view of harbors and bridge. Farm fields are on either side of the bridge. The city of Sturgeon Bay is in the distance. There are docks along the sho...
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Floating Dock at Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1902
Description: View across water towards a ship docked in a floating harbor at Sturgeon Bay. There is a shoreline in the background.
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Lighthouse

Date: 03 1969
Description: The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la...
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Door County Jail and Courthouse

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Door Co. Jail and Courthouse. Sturgeon Bay, Wis." The second courthouse built in 1878 of brick in the Italianate style. There is a w...
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Cedar Street

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Cedar Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Storefronts on a street with automobiles parked diagonally at the curb. Some pedestrians can be see...

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