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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a boat called "The Imperial" moored along the dock at the McCormick Reaper Works. The boat is loaded with freight. In the backgro... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of ships sailing up the Fox River alongside the coal yards located in Green Bay. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of east Green Bay harbor with cargo ships, W.W. Cagill Co., and other various industries. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Chimney and water towers at Northern Paper Mills, also a cargo ship called the Yorkton, which carries lumber to the paper mill. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View from Fox River of chimneys, buildings, and boat. Caption reads: "River Front, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of cargo ship passing under the Walnut Street Bridge on the Fox River. |
| Date: | 04 17 1921 |
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| Description: | Workers shoveling grain, possibly corn, onto a lake vessel. Probably on the lower Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 03 19 1940 |
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| Description: | View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste... |
| Date: | 07 25 1914 |
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| Description: | The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A large, coal cargo ship docks in the harbor in Menominee Valley. |
| Date: | 08 09 1914 |
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| Description: | Erie Railroad Lake Line cargo ships transport coal on the Menominee River, west of the Water Street Bridge. |
| Date: | 09 10 1903 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking north on the Milwaukee River from the Holton Street viaduct towards the Milwaukee lumberyards. |
| Date: | 07 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Canal with several ships, mostly small steam-engine cargo ships. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a tugboat pulling a lake steamer on the Milwaukee River under an open drawbridge near the Electric Company. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of ships moored in the harbor. Sign painted on the ship reads: "Brookline" and the barge next to the ship is loaded with railroad cars. "Atlantic Tran... |
| Date: | 06 14 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of North and South Harbor Tracts, looking north from South Pier No. 2. There are skyscrapers in the background. there are multiple items of mac... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Superior, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Harry Wm. Hosford. This view was taken from the Arrowhead Bridge. It just unloaded its cargo of co... |
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