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De Pere Lock on Fox River

Date: 1897
Description: De Pere lock on the Fox River with a construction crew at work. This is the only wooden lock on the Fox River.
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Portage Canal

Date: 1910
Description: The Portage Canal at the Wisconsin River, showing the upper lock. Caption reads: "Upper Lock and Wisconsin River Portage Wis. No. 10". A group of people ar...
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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.
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Lock on The Yahara River

Date: 1939
Description: Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River.
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Hydraulic Lift Lock

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Description: A boat entering a hydraulic lift lock located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The lock structure is an imposing series of steel and concrete towers with ...
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Ship Canal, Sault St. Marie

Date: 1873
Description: Engraved image of a lock and dam at Sault St. Marie. Two men are operating the sluice as ships are waiting on the opposite side of the lock. Another man is...
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Appleton Locks

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Description: Elevated view of a lock at Appleton, with views of mills and other structures in the background.
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The Locks, Tenney Park and Lake Mendota

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Description: View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks...

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