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The Wilfred Sykes at the Ore Dock

Date: 1960
Description: The screw bulk freighter, Wilfred Sykes at L.S. and I. Ore Dock in Marquette, Michigan about 1960. Lake shore and trees are in the foreground.
Painting

Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1960

Date: 1960
Description: Cover for the 1960 Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted are some vibrant purple flowers, with a lake in the background. The Wisconsi...
Photograph

Fox River

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking down at the Fox River. On the left is a dam, and on the opposite shoreline is a factory.
Postcard

Aerial View of Superior

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view with docks in the foreground. Caption reads: "Superior, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Holy Family Convent and College

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of The Holy Family Convent and College, motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, and liberal arts for the education of Siste...
Photograph

Interstate Highway Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge.
Photograph

Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
Photograph

Men Fishing on Fox River

Date: 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view across water towards men fishing from a boat below the dam on the Fox River. Two other men are standing on the right shoreline near ...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

Villa Louis

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of Villa Louis on the Mississippi River, and adjacent buildings.
Photograph

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: A view of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse.
Postcard

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Downtown Office Buildings

Date: 1960
Description: View of a state office building, and, at far right, the City-County building.
Postcard

Kiddie Train

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the kiddie train at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). The train was donated by the Madison Lions Club and operated from 1953-1968...
Photograph

Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: Two fishermen gather their net full of fish.
Photograph

Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: A group of men on a shoreline pulling a fish net from a lake. Several other men watch nearby. Two men use cameras to record the event.
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Top o'Wisconsin

Date: 1960
Description: This mid-20th century tourist brochure for Bayfield County, Wisconsin, includes a map of the county showing towns, cities and villages, highways and roads,...
Photograph

Rocky Glen Road View

Date: 1960
Description: View of landscape at the top of Rocky Glen Road, looking over flooded fields at sunrise.

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