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Map or Atlas

The City of Chicago

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

Harbor with Cargo Ships

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of east Green Bay harbor with cargo ships, W.W. Cagill Co., and other various industries.
Postcard

Harbor Entrance

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the harbor entrance. Caption reads: "Harbor Entrance, Green Bay, Wis."
Photograph

Schooner in Manitowoc Harbor

Date: 1890
Description: Schooner coming into Manitowoc harbor.
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Dock in Door County Harbor

Date: 
Description: Dock with two steamboats and fishing implements in harbor.
Photograph

Milwaukee Harbor

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

Boat Leaving Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 07 1899
Description: A boat leaving Milwaukee Harbor between two breakwaters, steaming into Milwaukee Bay and onward out into Lake Michigan.
Photograph

Small Sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1898
Description: Small sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor with buildings on the far shoreline in the background. There is a large sign on a roof that readsin part: "L.J. Petit.....
Photograph

Four Sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1898
Description: Four sailboats in Milwaukee Harbor, one of which, The Kim, has Syl on board. In the background are railroad cars and industrial buildings.
Photograph

Sailboats In Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1898
Description: View across water of sailboats in Milwaukee Bay. One of the boats, The Kim, has Syl on board. In the background are industrial buildings, one of whi...
Photograph

Pennyfeather's Sailboat

Date: 1898
Description: Pennyfeather sitting in a small sailboat in Milwaukee Harbor. There are industrial buildings on the far shoreline, and other boats at anchor in the backgro...
Photograph

Mouth of the Harbor in Chicago

Date: 
Description: View across the water of the mouth of the harbor with boats in Chicago.
Photograph

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,...
Photograph

Furnace Complex

Date: 02 11 1925
Description: View of the large abandoned furnace complex, left, company store, far right, and blacksmith shop behind the company store, on the site of the Jackson Iron ...
Photograph

View of Fayette

Date: 02 1925
Description: An unidentified man looks across Snail Shell Harbor at the remains of the Jackson Iron Company works. The large furnace complex is visible through the tree...
Photograph

Furnace Complex

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned Jackson Iron Company furnace complex at Fayette, on the shore of Snail Shell Harbor. Lake Michigan is in the background.
Photograph

Dolomite Cliffs

Date: 02 1925
Description: Dolomite cliffs along Snail Shell Harbor are seen in the background between the ruined buildings of the company store, left, and the machine shop on the gr...
Print

Racine

Date: 1874
Description: Engraved view of downtown Racine seen from Lake Michigan. Several vessels are entering the harbor, and a pier with a beacon is on the right.
Map or Atlas

Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1921
Description: This map shows Lake Michigan, the Sheboygan River, buildings, streets, churches, industrial yards, and parks. Relief is shown by hachures and depths are sh...

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