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View of Milwaukee, from Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward

Date: 1857
Description: From Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward, looking north, toward the city. Drawing is an elevated view of field and plank fence in foreground, road to the left a...
Painting

The Catholic Cathedral in New Orleans

Date: 1859
Description: On an excursion to the South in November 1859, Hölzlhuber made the three-day trip on the steamboat Planet from St. Louis to New Orleans. In the harb...
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

Harbor and Docks

Date: 1850
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay harbor and docks.
Drawing

Old North Pier Landing

Date: 1850
Description: An illustration of the Old North Pier landing on Huron Street, drawn from memory.
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee Harbor Improvement

Date: 1853
Description: Plan no. 3. Scale 2000 feet to one inch.
Map or Atlas

Sheboygan Harbor Wisconsin

Date: 1857
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...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha Harbor & Bar, Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: This map has relief shown by hachures and soundings and shows local streets, proposed roads, railroads, bridge wharfs, basin, north arm, and west arm of Ke...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map was created from a survey made in December 1855 and shows local streets, proposed roads, railroads, the lake shore, bridge wharfs, the basin, the ...
Map or Atlas

Entrance to Kenosha Harbor

Date: 07 19 1854
Description: This map shows the shore in 1844, 1850, and 1852, the length of and proposed additions to the pier. Relief is shown by hachures and depths are shown by sou...
Map or Atlas

Copy of Plate of Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 07 19 1854
Description: This hand-colored map shows the North and South Pier, the North Pier Bridge, the present Channel, and the Channel to be dredged. Lake Michigan and a light ...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map with north oriented toward the lower left shows the United States North and South Piers. Lake shores from 1855, 1856, and 1857 are labeled. Depths...
Map or Atlas

Manitowoc Harbor : to Accompany Annual Report

Date: 09 1853
Description: This map shows streets, docks, warehouses, and piers near the harbor. The Manitowoc River and Lake Michigan are labeled. Depths are indicated by soundings ...
Map or Atlas

Harbor of Manitowoc, Wis. : to Accompany Annual Report, September, 1853, J.D. Webster, Capt. T.E.

Date: 1854
Description: This map shows streets, docks, warehouses, and piers near the harbor. Relief is shown by hachures and depths are shown by soundings and isolines. Lake Mich...
Map or Atlas

Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows streets, piers, and wharves. Lake Michigan, the Manitowoc River, and select buildings are labeled. Relief is shown by hachures and sounding...
Map or Atlas

Plan & Section of the Milwaukee Straight Cut with Bay and Harbor Soundings No. 2

Date: 1854
Description: This map shows bay and harbor soundings, the Milwaukee River, and select buildings. Depths are shown by soundings and relief is shown by hachures. The top ...
Map or Atlas

No. 1 Plan of the North Cut [at Milwaukie Harbor]

Date: 1854
Description: This map is oriented with north slightly to the right and the Milwaukee River is labeled. The top margin reads: "Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1. 1st Session, 33rd C...
Map or Atlas

Plan of Racine Harbor

Date: 10 1853
Description: This map shows warehouses and proposed extensions of piers. "Note: The soundings are in feet and tenths." The upper left margin reads: "Senate Ex. Doc. No....
Map or Atlas

Plan of Racine Harbor

Date: 10 1853
Description: This map shows warehouses and proposed extensions of piers. Also included are notes on soundings and the proposed extensions. The upper right margin reads:...
Map or Atlas

Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows piers, wharves, streets, and the lake shore from the survey of August 1856. Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River are labeled. Depths are sh...

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