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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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"Dell Queen" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: Passengers posing on the "Dell Queen" steamboat.
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"New Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: View looking down at the "New Dell Queen" steamboat and passengers.
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"New Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: New "Dell Queen Steamboat" and passengers.
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H.H. Bennett on "Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: H.H. Bennett and group of men posing on bow of "Dell Queen" steamboat. There are two men with violins, one with a harp.
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Bennett Family on the "Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: Bennett family posing on the bow of the "Dell Queen" steamboat.
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Donald Krueger in Burned Motorboat

Date: 07 20 1934
Description: Canoers paddle by to observe Don Krueger standing in the bow of the burned-out "Baby Gar Wood" speedboat after six University of Wisconsin women students w...
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Mississippi Steamer being Loaded at Wharf

Date: 1900
Description: View of the T.P. Leathers Steamer at dock. Men can be seen loading cargo onto the ship. Caption reads: "A Mississippi Steamer."
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
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...
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Group of People with "Yankee Boy"

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Description: Elevated view from hill of men and women disembarking from the "Yankee Boy" boat on what appears to be a lake pier, with rowboats on the near shoreline, an...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: View from water of Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends ove...
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Mrs. Brandel with the Tionesta

Date: 1930
Description: Mrs. Brandel poses on a dock in front of the ship the Tionesta.
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Frank Hurn with International D-40 Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Frank Hurn, driver for Davidson Transfer & Storage Company, wiping the windshield of an International D-40 truck. The truck appears to be parked near a har...
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People Fishing

Date: 09 15 1962
Description: A group of men, women and children fish from a dock located on the Fox River. In the background are commercial buildings along the shoreline.
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The "Okoboji"

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the double-decked excursion boat docked at a pier. The boat has many passengers on board, and other people are standing on the pier. Caption read...
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Workers' Unity House Boathouse

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Description: View toward shoreline with a covered pier and a pavilion on the end on the left. To the right of the pier are men and women in rowboats. A sign on a tree i...
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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
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Commander Attilio Gatti at Pier

Date: 10 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Loading Gatti-Hallicrafter Expedition equipment, including 8 International trucks on the 'S.S. Pilgrim' at the American South Afri...
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Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
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Monona Lake Assembly

Date: 1886
Description: Women and children, who are members of the Monona Lake Assembly, relax beneath the trees at the Monona Lake Assembly grounds. There are tents and small bui...

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