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| Date: | 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the south. The Fox River is in the foreground with the dam just visible in the lower right. The lock is seen in the center; the Montello... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Ferry boat "Skater" and sailboat "Perhaps" near the Mission Dock. A group of people are waiting on the dock for the "Skater" to arrive. There is a boy carr... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Amphibious vehicle known as a Duck splashes into Lake Delton as it carries passengers on a tour of the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 04 23 1970 |
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| Description: | A group using water faucets connected to a milk tanker associated with "Dobson Milk Transit" while the festival stage and other amenities are still under c... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of three steamships arriving at Fox's Dock, an island in Lake Erie. People are waiting on the docks. A smaller ship is in the dock area as we... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of the steamship "Okanagan" arriving in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Passengers are on board the ship, and a crowd awaits the ship's arrival on ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a Curtiss biplane flying over the harbor. The steamship "Three States" are in the center, and several similar ships are in the distance, including ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of the steamboat "Keystone State" on the Ohio River. "Keystone State" is painted on the rear of the ship. A small paddle ship is nearby, and the tow... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the steamboat "Virginia" underneath a bridge in the Ohio River near Wheeling. "Virginia" is painted on the rear of the ship. A second bridge is in ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of the U.S. snagboat "E.A. Woodruff" at a wharf. "U.S. Snag Boat E.A. Woodruff" signs are on the side of the boat. A bridge and two paddle ships are... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of ferry carrying three automobiles on the Mississippi River. An excursion boat is in the water nearby, and buildings are on the far sh... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Mary E. Smith, seated on the right, riding a gondola ride with two friends in Venice, Italy. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Port of Kenosha Transit Warehouse No. 1. There are two ships on the right side, one named "Broom Park." Three men are loading a car onto the ship using a c... |
| Date: | 06 14 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of North and South Harbor Tracts, looking north from South Pier No. 2. There are skyscrapers in the background. there are multiple items of mac... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A description of this photograph provided by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The government river inspection boat with the 'Mystery' tied to her and the 'Bottoms Up'... |
| Date: | 09 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of two Lake Michigan ferries tied up at harbor slips. The eastern terminus of the Green Bay Route was the Lake Michigan port city of Kewaunee. ... |
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