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Buildings along Milwaukee River

Date: 1898
Description: View from pier or dock of buildings along the Milwaukee River, including a building with a clock tower. Signage on brick exteriors reads "J.C. Iverson Co. ...
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Plum Island

Date: 1927
Description: View of the Plum Island rear range lighthouse from the end of the pier. The brick house was home to the lighthouse keeper and the first and second assistan...
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Chambers Island Lighthouse

Date: 1920
Description: View from water of a man with a beard standing on a pier near a small boathouse. In the background is a lighthouse with keeper's house and outbuilding.
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Abandoned Town

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned town of Fayette. Snail Shell Harbor is in the foreground, with a low warehouse along the boat dock and empty buildings on th...
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Lake Mendota Shoreline on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

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Description: View across Lake Mendota of the University Boat House and Red Gym along the shoreline. The dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the distance.
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Along the Lake Monona Shoreline

Date: 1982
Description: View across a lawn towards the back of a house. The lawn slopes down to the left towards a tree-lined shore, with a bench and a pier. In the background is ...
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Southeast Panorama of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across canal towards McCormick works. There are piles of parts along the shipping dock. A large church building is in the far distance.
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Southeast Panorama of McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over canal of docks and ships at the dock. In the background are railroad cars on a railroad track, factory buildings, and smokestacks.

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