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Whaleback Boat Docked in Superior

Date: 04 1893
Description: Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company.
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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Men Working on Damaged Ship

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of men repairing a docked, damaged ship. A shoreline is in the distance.
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Marinette Harbor

Date: 1945
Description: Harbor in Marinette at sunset. Boats are docked at the sides of a canal. Smoke pours from smokestacks of a facility in the distance.
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Sailboat in Harbor

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Description: Several people are standing aboard a sailboat sailing in the harbor. A small boat is tied to the back of the sailboat.
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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
Postcard

Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
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Anderson Dock

Date: 1935
Description: View down road towards boats docked at the fishing wharf at Ephraim in Door County. The bluff on the horizon is in Peninsula State Park.
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Fish Creek

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of Eagle Harbor.
Drawing

Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Milwaukee Harbor with large sailboats on the water. In the minimalist depiction the sandy shoreline with short plant growth sweeps aroun...
Photograph

Fisherman's Wharf

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Description: Boats and buildings on a fisherman's wharf.
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Gills Rock Harbor

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Description: View of the harbor area.
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1903
Description: Aerial view of the Green Bay harbor area.
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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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City of Gloucester, Mass.

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Description: Elevated view of the town and its harbor. Ships are out in the water. Caption reads: "City Of Gloucester, Mass."
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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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Lugger (Picayune) Landing

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Description: Lugger (Picayune) Landing with sailboats and fishing boats. Boats and ships are in the background. Caption reads: "Lugger [Picayue] Landing."
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Harbor, Washington Island

Date: 1929
Description: One of the four harbors on Washington Island. There is a man on a pier or dock in the foreground, and a boat approaching on the left. A tree-lined shorelin...
Postcard

Harbor in Superior

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Superior, Wis."

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