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Milwaukee River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Views of Milwaukee, Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye views of various sections of Milwaukee.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from Bay View.
Photograph

Freight Steamer "Cornucopia"

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill...
Postcard

Great Northern Grain Elevator

Date: 1910
Description: Caption reads: "The Great Northern. One of the largest Elevators in the World, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background.
Print

Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of brewing company and surrounding roads. On the road in front of the buildings are horse-drawn carts carrying barrels, a trolley car, and pe...
Photograph

Manitowoc Seating Company

Date: 1900
Description: Engraved bird's-eye view of the wood shop, warehouse, machine shop, dry kilns, and foundry of the Manitowoc Seating Company. Several people pass in front o...
Print

McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1868
Description: Engraved illustration of an elevated view of the "McCormick Reaper & Mower Works." Ships are on Lake Michigan in the background.
Photograph

Painting of a Pilgrim Voyage

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Description: View of a painting depicting the pilgrim voyage from England in 1620. A large ship containing many passengers sails out of the English harbor. People in ...
Print

J.I. Case Plow Works Memohead

Date: 
Description: Memohead of the J.I. Case Plow Works of Racine, Wisconsin, with an elevated view of the company plant and a smaller scene set on a scroll of a man driving ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Ashland

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Description: Aerial view of town, showing the shoreline of Lake Superior, ore docks, roads, houses, buildings, trees, and smokestacks. Text describing this photograph s...
Photograph

Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards ship, the "Northman Fairport," at a dock at McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background. In the foreground is a wall...
Photograph

Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline across water towards opposite shoreline where a ship is at the dock of McCormick Works. Factory buildings are in the background near sm...
Photograph

Northeast Panorama of Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works, with construction of wheel shop. In the foreground are the roofs of buildings, and what may be a ship on the lower left. ...
Photograph

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.
Print

Engraving Showing Deering Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Deering factory.
Photograph

Drawing of an Aerial View of Deering Works

Date: 1919
Description: Drawing by H.M. Pettit of an aerial view of Deering Works in Chicago.
Photograph

Aerial View of Harvester Works in Hamilton, Ontario

Date: 01 10 1923
Description: Drawing of aerial view of Harvester Works in Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada.
Photograph

Where International Speed Trucks are Made in Canada — Chatham, Ontario

Date: 01 10 1923
Description: Drawing of an aerial view of factory in Chatham, Ontario.

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