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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
Book or Pamphlet

Dodge and Stevenson Catalog

Date: 1870
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Dodge's patent Reaper & Mower, Self-Raker. The cover features an engraved illustration of a woman leaning on a hor...
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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
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Schooner on the Milwaukee River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port.
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Dodge Street

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view over river of Dodge Street in Janesville looking west.
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Pile-Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu...
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Portage Canal

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Portage Canal.
Photograph

Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of a view along the Fox River. A pier with pilings is along the right, with industrial buildings.
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Main Street

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the Main Street bridge, looking toward a section of the city known locally as Brooklyn.
Photograph

City Hall

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of the earlier City Hall building, on Market Square at the corner of E. Water Street and Oneida Street. Several signs are in the image, i...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1870
Description: North of Huron Street Bridge looking toward point near Grand Avenue crossing. A ship with several masts is docked on the river, and several large building...
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City Hall - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of the earlier City Hall building, on Market Square at the corner of E. Water Street and Oneida Street. Several signs are in the image, i...
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Main Street - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of Main Street bridge, looking toward a section of the city known locally as Brooklyn.
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Lumber Hooker on Root River

Date: 1870
Description: View of a lumber hooker ship at dock on the Root River. The 4th St. bridge spans the river at center. The Racine Woolen Mill is visible at right behind the...

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