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Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
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Indian Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis."
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
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Boating Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View of a boating scene off of the shore of Marinette and Menominee. Two boys are walking on the pier on the left, and a crowd of people are gathered at th...
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Marinette Fisheries

Date: 1912
Description: View across water toward buildings on the right, with men standing on a platform at the shoreline in front of a large building. Three more smaller building...
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Pavilion and Walkway

Date: 1910
Description: Walkway on the bluff leading down to a pavilion on the shoreline. Houses are in the background. Caption reads: "Pavilion at Bendersville, near Green Bay, W...
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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
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Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
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Shore Scene, Door County

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Description: View across water towards the bluffs at the northern end of Door County.
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View from the Alpine Tower

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Description: Elevated view of Green Bay from the Alpine Tower at Egg Harbor. A few dwellings are along the shoreline on the left. Caption reads: "View from the Alpine T...
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Steamer Bon Ami

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Description: View of the Steamer "Bon Ami" on Ellison Bay. A few people are on the deck. The tree-lined far shoreline is in the background. Caption reads: "Steamer Bon ...
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Beach Road, Ellison Bay

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Description: View of Beach Road and the beach at Ellison Bay. Buildings are across the bay, and a tree-lined ridge is in the far background. Caption reads: "Beach Road,...
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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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Lake View from Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Green Bay from Ephraim. There is an island in the bay. Caption reads: "Lake View from Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop, Ephraim, Wis."
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View of Bay from Anderson's House

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Description: Elevated view of the bay side neighborhood, with a view of the bluffs across the bay. Caption reads: "View of Bay at Ephraim from Anderson's House."
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Lighthouse at Eagle Harbor

Date: 1909
Description: View across water towards the steep shoreline and lighthouse at Eagle Harbor.
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Eagle Inn Dock; Cruise Routes

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Description: Drawing of a map showing the cruise routes from Eagle Inn Dock and the points of interest. There is a schedule and rates on the reverse.
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Ephraim Bluff

Date: 1909
Description: The Ephraim (Eagle) Bluff in Peninsula State Park.
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Fish Creek, Wis. From the Bluff

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of Fish Creek and Green Bay. Dwellings are in the foreground. The Peninsula State Park is across the bay. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis. Fr...

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