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Jackson Harbor

Date: 1964
Description: Jackson Harbor on Washington Island.
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Rock Island

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View over fishing boat of Rock Island, as seen from Jackson Harbor.
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Dilapidated Boat Dock

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View towards horizon of old boat dock extending into Lake Michigan, as seen from the West Harbor of Washington Island. The dock is surrounded by plants and...
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Cedar Tree on Shoreline

Date: 10 19 1964
Description: Cedar tree on shoreline looking out to an old pier over pilings and rocks. There is a building or boathouse on it. This is a former fishing settlement west...
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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Man Walking in the Sand, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba...
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Two Rivers Wisconsin Rodgers Street Fishing Area Existing Land Use

Date: 1964
Description: This map of Two Rivers shows the Rodgers street fishing area and land use. The map features a legend on the right of the types of land use. The map also sh...
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Foggy View of Lake Steamer

Date: 10 1962
Description: Lake steamer at dock, in fog. To the right is the boom of a crane. In front of the steamer is a tugboat.
Map or Atlas

Harbor Line Extensions, Fort Howard Paper Company : Town of Ashwaubenon, Brown County, Wisconsin

Date: 1961
Description: This map shows established harbor lines, local streets, railroads, U.S. government channel, and part of Fox River. The map includes a table of reference po...
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Boy Riding Unicycle with His Pet Raccoon

Date: 07 25 1967
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 ...
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Ephraim Pier

Date: 07 25 1960
Description: Ephraim pier in Eagle Harbor. The pier is made of timbers. A dock and boathouse are on the right. Bare masts rise above the boats. The shoreline and trees ...
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Egg Harbor Pier

Date: 04 17 1963
Description: Egg Harbor pier. The shoreline and trees are on the right. There is a cottage area along the shoreline along with a small beach.
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Manitowoc Shipbuilding Floating Drydock

Date: 07 02 1960
Description: View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hil...
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Kewaunee Carferry

Date: 09 15 1960
Description: View across water towards a carferry named "City of Flint," moored at a dock. There are buildings on the dock on the right.
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Port Washington Harbor

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: View from shoreline at Port Washington south of two ramps within a breakwater. There is a lighthouse in the background. Boats are along a pier on the right...
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1967
Description: This map shows the harbor, streets, and some buildings. Also includes the Menomonee River, the Kinnickinnic River, the Municipal mooring Basin, and Lake Mi...
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Ships in Harbor

Date: 1968
Description: Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is...
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Sailing

Date: 1968
Description: Sailboats are docked along a pier in a marina, along with some motorboats. Men are walking along the docks, and prepping their ships to sail.
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Pioneer Marina

Date: 1968
Description: View across water towards sailboats docked in the Pioneer Marina. A tree-lined shoreline is in the distance.
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Sailboat

Date: 1968
Description: Three people are putting up the sails on their sailboat in the Pioneer Marina.

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