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Tight Squeeze

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Description: Large steamship squeezing through an open bridge.
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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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...
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Manitowoc Railroad Yard

Date: 05 15 1897
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway yards looking northwest. The elevator of the Northern Grain Company is in the middle distance.
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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Harbor Scene

Date: 1935
Description: Harbor view along side of bridge, with people strolling around the bay, cars parked in a lot, and buildings with companies that export and import merchandi...
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Arrowhead Bridge

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Arrowhead Bridge at the Duluth-Superior Harbor.
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Boat in Harbor

Date: 1919
Description: View of the harbor.
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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Goodrich Line Passenger Ferries

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Description: Elevated view of two Goodrich Line passenger ferries docked on the west bank of the Milwaukee River, north of the Clybourn Street bridge. The Pabst buildin...
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"Christopher Columbus" Steamer

Date: 08 30 1906
Description: The excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" passing through the Broadway Bridge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Caption on glass plate reads, "Steamer, Christoph...
Postcard

Steamboats in Harbor

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Description: Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros...
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Tugboat at Work

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Description: Elevated view of tugboat pulling a steamer caked in ice in a canal. Steam is rising from the water and an open drawbridge can be seen in the background. On...
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Docked Boats

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Description: A view of small boats docked at a waterfront market in Tampico, Mexico showing a crowd of men in front of a waterfront warehouse, a steel bridge in the bac...
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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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The Harbor and Factories

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of harbor, boats, and factories.
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Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: View of a harbor featuring waterfront businesses, piers, and moored boats. The harbor is found on the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway line, which...
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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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Ship, Bovine and a Man on a Horse

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Description: Composite photograph in the "Tall Tale" style. An enormous bovine stands on the front deck of the Pere Marquette 21, a steamer. On the right, on the...
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International TD-14 Constructing Bailey Bridge, New Zealand

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Description: TD-14 in New Zealand bridge construction. Original caption reads: "The Bailey bridge provided access to the incompleted portion of the bank and was built o...

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