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Building a Big Boat

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Description: Colorized image of the frame of a large boat being built at the shipyards in Superior.
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Docks at Jones Island

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Docks and shanties at Jones Island, with smokestacks and cranes in the background.
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International Harvester Sawmill

Date: 1912
Description: Buildings and boats on water at or near an International Harvester logging camp or sawmill. A man is standing on a crane on the right side of the image, an...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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Launching Sailboat for the Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 19 1950
Description: A sailboat is launched into Lake Mendota in preparation for the preliminary races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association.
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Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
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Carp Fishing

Date: 07 1968
Description: Two fisherman pull in a net of carp fish on Lake Winnebago.
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U.S. Coast Guard Boat

Date: 2012
Description: United States Coast Guard boat and a dredging barge at the Riverside Park, Levee Dock, a United States port facility on the Mississippi River. A brick walk...
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North and South Harbor Tracts

Date: 06 14 1961
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...
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Marinette Harbor

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of harbor. In the foreground is a lighthouse and breakwaters. Bridges cross the harbor, and there are factory and industrial buildings near the...
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Loading the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was...
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Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 14 1965
Description: A crane is lifting a Class A regatta entry from Wayzata, Minnesota, into Lake Mendota for the six-day Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) regatta.
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Hoisting a Boat

Date: 1901
Description: Stereograph of two sailors standing in a small boat as it is hoisted aboard the Battleship "Wisconsin." More sailors are in the lower right corner. Caption...
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U-9 — Material Handling

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-9 — Material Handling." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by The California Co., New Orleans, La. Used with a derric...
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U-9 — Material Handling

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-9 — Material Handling." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by The California Co., New Orleans, La. Used with a derric...
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Pickwick Dam

Date: 08 01 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Pickwick Dam under construction.
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Chickamauga Dam

Date: 07 23 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Chickamauga Dam.
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Chickamauga Dam

Date: 09 14 1938
Description: Aerial, panoramic view towards the Chickamauga Dam.
Postcard

Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan

Date: 1958
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Yacht Basin on Lake Michigan. Sheboygan, Wisconsin." View from shore towards a long "L" shaped concrete dock with many boats moored...

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