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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
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Steamer Quincy at Levee

Date: 1910
Description: The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La...
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Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River

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Description: The stern view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, on the Mississippi River. Later named J.S.
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Curtiss with Langley's Aerodrome

Date: 06 1914
Description: The Aerodome, invented by Samuel Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as reconstructed by Glenn Curtiss at Hammondsport.
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On Mendota Lake near Varsity Boat House

Date: 1915
Description: View of a group of people in a large model launch with an American flag. Caption reads: "On Mendota Lake near University of Wisconsin-Madison Boat House."
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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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Narrows Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Narrows Bridge, with a group of people on the left sitting and standing in a boat. The far shoreline is tree covered. Caption reads: "The Narro...
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Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
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Chicago Club House

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards the club house. Boats are along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Chicago Club House on Lake Court O'Reilles, Near Hayward, Wis."
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Fishing Nets Drying

Date: 1967
Description: Fishing nets drying along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Marathon Paper Mills

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the Marathon Paper Mills from across the river. Caption reads: "Scene at the Marathon Paper Mills, Wausau, Wis."
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Lover's Leap

Date: 1910
Description: View of Lover's Leap, with a group of people posing on the rocks and sailboats in the background. Caption reads: "Lover's Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: View of the State Fish Hatchery with a boat in the foreground. Caption reads: "View at State Fish Hatchery Spooner, Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: Panoramic View of Minocqua, Wis." A railroad bridge is in the foreground.
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Lake and Bridge Road

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of lake and and a bridge road. A man is standing on the road, and a boat is pulled up near the bridge. There is a building on the opposite sh...
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Ice House Bay

Date: 1913
Description: Ice House Bay and the lake. A man and a dog are standing on dock in the foreground, and on the right is a man in rowboat. There is a large building on the...
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Fox River

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the front of the excursion boat "Thistle" loaded with riders on the Fox River. Two people are standing on the right above the pilings near a b...
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Great Sport Fishing

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of three fishermen in a rowboat, seen from behind, trying to reel in giant fish. A shadowy forest is visible on the opposite side of the river...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse and Red Gym

Date: 1906
Description: View towards shoreline from Lake Mendota of University of Wisconsin-Madison varsity men's rowing crew. People are watching from the boathouse in the backgr...

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