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Docks

Date: 1914
Description: View of docks with ships tied up for the winter. The Reiss coal yard is in the background.
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Men Outside of Barclay & Son Wholesale Store

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the Barclay & Son Wholesale and Retail store. Another man is sitting in what is possibly an International H-21 ...
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International Harvester Service Map

Date: 1913
Description: Map showing the locations of IHC branch houses, works (factories), iron mines, coal lands, and timber lands.
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Cargo Ship on Menominee River

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River.
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Coal Docks

Date: 1919
Description: A large, coal cargo ship docks in the harbor in Menominee Valley.
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Erie Railroad Lake Line

Date: 08 09 1914
Description: Erie Railroad Lake Line cargo ships transport coal on the Menominee River, west of the Water Street Bridge.
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Steamboat on Menominee River

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor.
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Menominee River Coal Yards

Date: 07 17 1914
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...
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16th Street Viaduct

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: Looking south towards the 16th Street viaduct over Menominee Valley from about Clybourn Street. Shows the surrounding industrial area and neighborhoods. Se...
Postcard

Wood Yard and Office, De Pere Co-operative Coal Co.

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wood yard and office. The stone structure on the right is the remnant of the National Furnace Company, an iron ore smelting company. C...
Poster

Order Coal Now

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of a team of two horses drawing a coal wagon, with a man in the back of the tipped wagon unloading coal with a shovel.
Poster

Cut a Cord. Coal Will Be Scarce Next Winter

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with blue and red text. Text reads: "Cut-A-Cord. Wisconsin must cut more wood for next winter's fuel. Coal is scarce and getting scarcer. More and m...

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