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Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wis.

Date: 12 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kenosha.
Map or Atlas

The City of Chicago

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor.
Photograph

Milwaukee Grain Elevator

Date: 1870
Description: The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company grain elevator at the Milwaukee harbor, with a sailing ship anchored nearby.
Photograph

Salt Ship at Wharf

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Description: View of schooner and other boats at the wharf. The town can be seen in the distance. Text on photograph reads: "Salt Ship At Wharf." and "The Albertype Co....
Postcard

Racine Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis. in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main Stre...
Postcard

Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
Postcard

Group of People on Dock near Ferry

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Description: View across water towards a large ferry docked at the fishing wharf. A large group of people are standing on the pier, and passengers are standing at the r...
Photograph

Cottages

Date: 1920
Description: View across harbor filled with boats toward small wooden cottages along the far shoreline. A rock wall along the water's edge is in the foreground on the r...
Photograph

Long Pier

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Description: Elevated view of a long, curving pier on the bay with large sailboats with sails out on the left side, and smaller boats on the right.
Photograph

Spring Point Lighthouse

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Description: View across water toward the Spring Point Lighthouse, established in 1897 and automated in 1934. There is a small boat near the base of the lighthouse, and...
Painting

Fort Sumter

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Description: A painting of a harbor view of Fort Sumter. A sailboat sails through the foreground waters, and the fort is in the background, with a United States flag wa...
Photograph

Boats in the Harbor

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Description: A sailboat and other fishing boats moor in the harbor.
Photograph

Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria at Chicago

Date: 1897
Description: View from shoreline of replicas of the Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria docked in a harbor among many boats.
Photograph

Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of boats and sailing ships along port.
Print

Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1871
Description: Engraved view of Kenosha harbor. A group of men fish from a pier in the foreground while several boats float through the harbor. A tug is pulling a large s...
Photograph

Baileys Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline over water towards a three-masted sailing vessel docked at Baileys Harbor pier. Houses and commercial buildings line the shore.
Postcard

Reiten Boat Yard

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Description: Photographic postcard view from water of a marina. Sailboats and motorboats are docked. More boats are stored up on the shoreline. Trees and buildings are ...
Postcard

"Carolina" Steamer

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Description: View across water towards the "Carolina" steamer docked at Ephraim. Many people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Ephraim-Wis."
Postcard

Busy Pier Scene

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Description: View of the marina, with several docked sailboats. The tree-lined shoreline is in the background. Caption reads: "Busy Pier Scene, Fish Creek, Wis."
Postcard

Racine Harbor

Date: 1850
Description: Text on front reads: "Racine, Wisconsin in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main...

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