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Beach on Lake Michigan

Date: 1939
Description: A beach on Lake Michigan near the Milwaukee Yacht Club. Men, women, and children relax on the beach. In the background many boats are on the water.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1939
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This illustrated map shows counties, highways, rivers, roads, present and proposed state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monumen...
Map or Atlas

The Great North Woods Tourist and Fishing District of Wisconsin : Ideal Location for Summer Homes

Date: 1939
Description: This brochure was intended for tourists and shows resorts, lakes and railroads in northwestern Wisconsin and part of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Also inclu...
Map or Atlas

Official Highway Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. This map show surface type on state and county trunk highways and the locations of...
Photograph

Point Beach State Forest

Date: 1939
Description: An unidentified man is standing on a boulder on the beach looking out at Lake Michigan.
Postcard

Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Manitowoc shipyards on Lake Michigan. Two ships are being built. Caption reads: "Manitowoc Shipyards, Manitowoc, Wis."

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