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Harbor with Steamboats

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Description: View over shoreline toward steamboats moored out in a harbor with buildings lining the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Steamboats at St. Michael, Alaska."
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Milford Harbor Waterfront Hotels

Date: 1910
Description: Street side view of waterfront hotels and amusements on Milford harbor.
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Marblehead Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of village homes on the shores of the bay with docked fishing boats in the foreground. Caption reads, "Marblehead, Mass from Rockmere Point."
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Overlooking Marblehead

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Description: Elevated view looking down on the town with the bay and opposite shoreline in distance.
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Plan of Plimouth Including Bays, Harbors and Islands . . .

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Description: Hand-drawn map of the area at the time of Pilgrim landing, drawn by Charles Blaskowikz. Includes commemorative historical notes.
Poster

Food Will Win the War

Date: 1917
Description: World War I poster urging newly arrived immigrants to conserve food to aid the allied cause. People in ethnic costume being ushered into the United States ...
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Docked Ore Boats

Date: 1920
Description: A view of boats laden with ore docked at the harbor. Caption reads: "The Harbor -- Looking Out, Lorain, Ohio."
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Unloading Ore Boats

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Description: A view of ships laden with ore unloading at Brown Hoists. Caption reads: "Unloading Ore at Brown Hoists, Lorain, Ohio."
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Standard Oil Co's Pier

Date: 1915
Description: Boats unloading at Standard Oil Co.'s pier, with a horse, wagon, and a number of men handling lumber and other building materials.
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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...
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'Mayflower" Painting

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Description: "The 'Mayflower' in Plymouth Harbor, Mass." A copy of the painting by William F. Halsall from the collection of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony. Paintin...
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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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"Benjamin F. Packard" Clipper Ship

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Description: View from shoreline of the clipper ship "Benjamin F. Packard" in the harbor. Caption reads: "The clipper ship "Benjamin F. Packard" - A Cargo of fun. Playl...
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"Queen Mary" Ocean Liner

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Description: Elevated view of the "Queen Mary" ocean liner in port. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts and lifeboats. "Queen ary" is painted on ...
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Peck's Ledge Lighthouse

Date: 1906
Description: View across water toward six men standing on a deck with railings on Peck Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk Harbor, put into operation in 1906. Caption reads: "P...
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Ships Moored in the Harbor

Date: 1918
Description: View of ships moored in the harbor. Sign painted on the ship reads: "Brookline" and the barge next to the ship is loaded with railroad cars. "Atlantic Tran...
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Repairing Oyster Boats

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Description: View of a group of people posed near several oyster boats under repair on the shore. Some buildings are on the left side. A sign on the boat on the far rig...
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Dock Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a dock scene, where workers are preparing bales of cotton for loading. A steamship and a tugboat are nearby. More ships and the shoreline ...
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Shipyard with Wagon Tracks

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Description: View of a shipyard with tracks for timber wagons. Several men are both on shore, and some men are on boats. One of the boats near the docks reads: "Alberta...
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Dantzler Lumber Company Fleet

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Description: View of the fleet owned by Dantzler Lumber Company. Several large sailing vessels are docked, and nearby is a canoe with two passengers. Caption reads: "Lu...

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