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Downtown Ashland

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Knight Block. The Chequamegon Hotel and harbor are in the background.
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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Ashland Ore Dock

Date: 1885
Description: Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background.
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Ore dock of Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad

Date: 1885
Description: View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground.
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Ore Dock

Date: 1929
Description: View of an ore dock on Chequamegon Bay. Buildings on the shore of the bay can be seen, however, not the water.
Postcard

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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Eagle Bay

Date: 1915
Description: View from hill across Eagle Bay with buildings and trees in the foreground. Caption reads: "Across Eagle Bay, Ephraim, Wis."
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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1910
Description: View from hill towards downtown Fish Creek, with the buildings and ground covered in snow. There is a road in the foreground leading off to the left. The b...
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Ferryboat Landing

Date: 1929
Description: Ferryboat landing, with the boats providing service between Gills Rock and Washington Island.
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Docks

Date: 1914
Description: View of docks with ships tied up for the winter. The Reiss coal yard is in the background.
Postcard

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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Railroad Crossing

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower.
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View Across Monona Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Monona Bay.
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Bay, Shoreline, and Town

Date: 
Description: A bay with sailboats and other small craft, and a view of the shoreline and town beyond.
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005 - North Shoreline of Bay Along Lake Raymond

Date: 
Description: View from Camp Pioneer looking east along the north shore of bay (Lake Raymond, now known as Seventeen Lake). There are piers on the shoreline, and a raft ...
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West Shore of Turville Bay

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the west shore of Turville Bay. Two men sit in a rowboat near the shore surrounded by water lilies. There is a fence in the foreg...
Postcard

Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge construction. View is from Highway Bridge. There are ships on the right side beyond the bridge. The forested shoreline cur...
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Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge from north side of frozen Sturgeon Bay. The bridge is made of wood (and steel supports???). There is a dock in the foregro...

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