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Portage Canal

Date: 1945
Description: An aerial view of the Portage Canal, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
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Portage Canal

Date: 1929
Description: A view of the canal locks on the Fox River. The Indian Agency House is in the background on a hill.
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Portage Canal

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the canal locks of the Portage Canal. Men are standing at the edge of the locks on the right.
Photograph

Aerial View of Town

Date: 1945
Description: An elevated view of Portage and it's vicinity.
Map or Atlas

Map of Neenah or Fox River

Date: 1839
Description: Map of a canal route to avoid the principal rapids of the Neenah or Fox River between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay.
Drawing

Presidential Campaign Ticket

Date: 1880
Description: Republican Campaign Ticket issued in Dane County, Wisconsin. Heading the slate are James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. Near the bottom of the ticket...
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Launching S.S. Robert M. La Follette

Date: 01 10 1942
Description: S.S. Robert M. La Follette splashing into the Industrial Canal at its launch.
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Morris Canal

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Description: A view down the tree and bush lined Morris Canal with a steel bridge spanning the canal in the background.
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Morris Canal

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Description: A view of Morris Canal and a bridge from a path alongside in a country setting.
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Boathouse and Docks

Date: 1910
Description: Waterside view toward a couple canoeing by a boathouse and docks on the Ohio Canal, with a steel bridge in the left background. Smoke streams across the sk...
Photograph

Farmington and Hampshire Canal

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Description: View of the Farmington and Hampshire canal lined with factories and a road. The American Writing Paper Company is on the left.
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Waterway

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Description: View of a tree-lined waterway that runs through a residential area. The street and commercial buildings are on the left, and there are footbridges from the...
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North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
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Ceremony

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Description: A view of a group of men wearing long overcoats and hats, standing on rough ground. Two men in the center are shaking hands, and a few others are holding s...
Map or Atlas

A New Map of Kentucky

Date: 1847
Description: A color map of Kentucky with insets showing Lexington, the Falls of Ohio, and the Ohio River.
Photograph

Opening of Peterboro Hydraulic Lift Lock

Date: 1904
Description: Official opening of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather in boats and along the shore to celeb...
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Opening of Peterboro Hydraulic Lift Lock

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Description: Profile view of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather on the top of the lock. The lift lock is ...
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Monument at City Center

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Description: View of Masonic Park featuring the Erie Canal and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, dedicated in 1909. The Empire House can be seen at left, constructed i...
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Fox River Canal

Date: 1940
Description: View from the second floor balcony of the Charles A Grignon House at Kaukauna showing the historic boat canal and the Fox River beyond it.
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Fox River Canal

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Description: View of the side of a barge owned by the Pluswood company on the Fox River Canal. The boat is seen through the trees on the lawn of the Charles A. Grignon ...

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