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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the north shore of Delavan Lake with a lighthouse in the background. Also known as "Red Top" and "L.P. Sutter's." Caption reads: North Shore, Delav... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the lighthouse. Caption reads: "Grassy Island Lighthouse, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the Sherwood Point Lighthouse. Caption reads: "Sherwood Point Light House, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The Ruins of the old Light House on Plum Island near Sturgeon Bay. Caption at bottom reads: "Ruins of Old Light House on Plum Island," "Made expressly for ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View of the canal. Caption reads: "The Canal, Stugeon[sic] Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the main pier and harbor lighthouse from the Lake Michigan shoreline. Caption reads: "Bay and Pier, Racine, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the bridge on the right. The lighthouse is in the background, as well as several other buildings in the distance. The bridge is fla... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Old Government Lighthouse at Lake Park. The lighthouse is connected to a house, surrounded by shrubs. Caption reads: "The Old Government Lighthouse, Lake P... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View across water toward Fort Sumter. Caption reads: "Fort Sumter, Charleston, S. C." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Group of men on a life saving crew launching a rowboat into Lake Michigan. A long pier with a lighthouse at the end bisects the horizon. Caption reads: "Li... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Postcard view of three men on an elevated walk on an icy pier near the shoreline. A women and young boy stand on the pier below the walk. There is a lighth... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the steep shoreline and lighthouse at Eagle Harbor. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a Lake Michigan lighthouse, and a house with a man standing on the porch. Caption reads: "Light House, Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 12 22 1908 |
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| Description: | Text reads: "Views of Racine, Wis." A collage of 12 postcards with views of buildings, landmarks and ships. |
| Date: | 07 24 1906 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Lighthouse, White Lake." This lighthouse is located in Whitehall, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and White Lake. It was built in 1875 and ... |
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