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| Description: | The screw passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," leaving Chicago. Skyline of Chicago is in background with one building with sign reading Armo... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Superior. "The New Steel Center." |
| Date: | 08 1852 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Calumet Harbor on Lake Winnebago. On the left is a map, and on the right are two images, one captioned: "Calumet Harbor". |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Some of the Old-Timers in the photograph: Steamers: Petosky (on stocks), Muskegon, Corona, A.D. Hayward, City of St. Joe, Lotus, J.F. Dayan, Grace Willia... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha... |
| Date: | 09 27 1942 |
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| Description: | Labeled as a "freak" snowstorm. A boathouse takes up the majority of the image, with a flag flying over the boathouse. The lake is not frozen, but ice and... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| 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... |
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| Description: | View across the water of the mouth of the harbor with boats in Chicago. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a developed strip of land on Barnegat Bay showing the Atlantic ocean, houses, lakes, railroad tracks, a marina and a jetty in the distance. |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of the fisherman's dock taken from the harbor walkway. White boats are moored on either side of the Ahnapee River as it flows i... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map of Sheboygan Harbor shows the river mouth and harbor, piers, wharfs, piles of old destroyed bridge wharfs, streets, and the lake shore from survey... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Map of Wisconsin including the eastern portions on Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois, and the western most portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | This map of Duluth and Superior was issued by the Duluth Street Railway Company and shows street railway routes in the cities, as well as lakes, bays, harb... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | This map shows Ashland and Washburn harbors in shades of blue and yellow. Water depths shown by isolines and soundings, and relief is shown by contours. Th... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | This map is a survey of Lake Michigan and the section of Milwaukee that borders the lake. Map of land includes major streets, and landmarks near water. Rel... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroads, towns, lights, lights to be established, fog signals, light-vessels, lighted buoys, light-house depots, and light-house reservati... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of oats on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Canal ... |
| Date: | 1989 |
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| Description: | This color coded map shows the various rivers, lakes, bays, and islands that make up the harbor. It includes an index of industries (maritime and non-marit... |
| Date: | 1831 |
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| Description: | This map shows the land that makes up Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, and parts of Canada. The Great Lakes are displayed prominently, along with s... |
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