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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Coal Yards Along the Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of ships sailing up the Fox River alongside the coal yards located in Green Bay.
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Coal Yards

Date: 1920
Description: View from grassy shoreline towards the coal yards on the opposite shoreline. Buildings are in the distance.
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Fox and East River Confluence

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox and East River confluence. On the right is the Northern Paper Mill, and a coal yard is to the left.
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Lehigh Coal and Iron Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of the coke ovens at the Lehigh Coal and Iron Company. A group of men are posing in the foreground.
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Coal Chute

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Description: View of a coal chute with railroad tracks. On the right is a water tower.
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Coke Manufacturing Scene

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Description: Men work with the coke ovens at the coal mine. Caption reads: "Coke Manufacturing Scene, Near Bluefield, West Virginia."
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Morrisdale Coal Company's Shaft

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Description: A view of the Morrisdale Coal Company's shaft showing surface buildings before the fire of December 15, 1899.
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Michela Coal & Dock Company

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Description: View across water towards ships unloading coal and sulphur. Cranes rise above both ships, and a man is walking near a large pile of coal in the background ...
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Canadian Ship at Michela Coal & Wood Dock

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Description: Elevated view over railroads tracks of Canadian ship with cargo of wood pulp. Sulphide bales are being unloaded and there are several men on the ship. In t...
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Green Bay

Date: 12 16 1957
Description: View across water, with cranes among piles of coal along the right, and among piles of other materials on the left. Smoke is in the distance on the right, ...
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Marinette

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: View of icy Lake Michigan from Ogden Street Bridge. There are piles of coal on the left and right, and what may be a jetty in the far distance.
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Racine Harbor

Date: 12 20 1957
Description: View across harbor from small boat ramp towards far shoreline. On the far shoreline is industrial machinery, piles of coal, and other buildings.

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