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| Date: | 04 01 1975 |
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| Description: | The bridge over the Milwaukee Harbor named in honor of former Mayor Daniel Hoan. The bridge was constructed between 1970 and 1972, but during the period de... |
| Date: | 03 19 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A large, coal cargo ship docks in the harbor in Menominee Valley. |
| Date: | 08 30 1906 |
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| Description: | The excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" passing through the Broadway Bridge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Caption on glass plate reads, "Steamer, Christoph... |
| Date: | 07 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor. |
| Date: | 07 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Harbor area of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant, Stratton Grain Co., and more. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Basin or slip area. City buildings can be seen on a hill in the background. Various boats are in the river and on the shoreline. A path with stairs lead... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Basin or slip area. The city is on a hill in the background, and boats are in the river. On the left is a sidewalk and railing with stairs. People are wa... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from hill of the yacht club, with Lake Michigan behind. In the distance is the jetty, and the road along the shoreline is N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. T... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking north from the foot of Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue. Lincoln Memorial Drive winds its way along the lagoon in Juneau... |
| Date: | 01 20 1901 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers at Milwaukee Harbor standing on ice around the Julius Goll Jr. excursion boat. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of Milwaukee Harbor with railroad station looking towards Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 07 25 1967 |
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| Description: | Newspaper caption reads: "Passersby don't know it, but what appears to be a coonskin cap around the neck of Todd Vasas, 16, of 2773 S. Shore Drive, is the ... |
| Date: | 07 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of vast piles of coal dominate this scene of the Milwaukee Harbor. A bridge crane is in the center, with two other cranes at the far left. Th... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the tugboat "Indiana" pulling the full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship "Christian Radich" into port. The sails and hull of th... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the harbor and port facilities. |
| Date: | 01 1969 |
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| Description: | View towards front of a large ship tied with ropes to a pier. The ship is covered in ice due to freezing spray. |
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