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Steamship "Christopher Columbus" (Whaleback)

Date: 1912
Description: The passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," entering harbor. Caption reads: "Steamship 'Christopher Columbus' (Whaleback), Entering Harbor at ...
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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Harbor and Docks

Date: 1850
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay harbor and docks.
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Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1940
Description: A view across Kenosha harbor at the large Simmons Company factory building.
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Gloucester Piers

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Description: View across water toward a pier and docks with fishing boats.
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Sturgeon Bay Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: A springtime harbor scene from Sturgeon Bay. Chunks of ice are floating on the surface of the water. Caption reads: "Harbor scene at springtime. Sturgeon B...
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Boat in Harbor

Date: 1919
Description: View of the harbor.
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Dock in Door County Harbor

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Description: Dock with two steamboats and fishing implements in harbor.
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Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth.
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Landing Supplies

Date: 1864
Description: Supplies being landed from ships at City Point.
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Buildings and a Ferry

Date: 1930
Description: View toward pedestrians on a road between buildings leading to a ferry at the wharf in the harbor.
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The Harbor

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the harbor with wharves loaded with lumber.
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Harbor in Cape Cod

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Description: A view of harbor from the road.
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Boats in Harbor

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Description: A view of boats in harbor. People are standing on top of a boat in the right foreground.
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Harbor with Steamboats

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Description: View over shoreline toward steamboats moored out in a harbor with buildings lining the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Steamboats at St. Michael, Alaska."
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The Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of Norwich harbor. Oval-framed view features two ships in the river harbor as well as buildings on the waterfront and on the surrounding hill...
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Boats in the Harbor

Date: 1949
Description: View of the harbor, crowded with boats.
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Waterfront

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Description: View of the waterfront featuring boathouses, factory buildings, and ships.
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View of Solombola, Russia

Date: 1918
Description: View of Solombola from Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. In the distance are series of cranes. In the foreground on the ice are stacks of logs near a pier m...
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Floating Drydocks in Ice

Date: 1918
Description: View over pier made of pilings towards a floating drydock, now embedded in the ice, near Solombola, Russia. There are tall buildings behind it on the oppos...

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