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Lake Michigan Freighter

Date: 1910
Description: Lake Michigan freighter with smoke billowing from smokestack. View from from bow looking back toward stern.
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Family at the Beach

Date: 1890
Description: A man and three boys in swimming suits at the beach. Presumably, Lake Michigan.
Postcard

Ferry at Frankfort

Date: 
Description: The screw ferry, Ann Arbor No. 7, at Frankfort. Later named Viking, then Viking I. Caption reads: "Frankfort, Mich."
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The "Milwaukee" Sidewheel

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Description: The sidewheel passenger and freight, "Milwaukee," at Dewey Hill, Grand Haven, Michigan, at the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot.
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Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 09 22 1860
Description: Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ...
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Whaleback Steamer "Christopher Columbus"

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Description: The screw passenger excursion vessel with large crowd of passengers, "Christopher Columbus," en route between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Lake Michigan Shore Bluffs

Date: 1877
Description: View of bluffs and buildings on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Vilas Flying Boat

Date: 07 01 1913
Description: The Curtiss flying boat in which Jack Vilas made the first flight across Lake Michigan. Vilas, a Chicago businessman, was greeted by a crowd of aerial enth...
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Kohler Amphibian

Date: 1929
Description: A Loening Amphibian, one of three such airplanes in which the Kohler Aviation Company provided passenger service from Milwaukee across Lake Michigan.
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First Milwaukee Railroad Depot

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the first Milwaukee railroad depot, which was used by the Milwaukee & Waukesha and the Milwaukee & Mississippi railroads. The Milwaukee &...
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Manitowoc Railroad Yard

Date: 05 15 1897
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway yards looking northwest. The elevator of the Northern Grain Company is in the middle distance.
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Anderson Dock

Date: 1935
Description: View down road towards boats docked at the fishing wharf at Ephraim in Door County. The bluff on the horizon is in Peninsula State Park.
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Eagle Harbor

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Description: Eagle Harbor, looking west, with boats anchored in the harbor. In the foreground are the stone pillars of the village fire station.
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Eagle Bay

Date: 1915
Description: View from hill across Eagle Bay with buildings and trees in the foreground. Caption reads: "Across Eagle Bay, Ephraim, Wis."
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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1910
Description: View from hill towards downtown Fish Creek, with the buildings and ground covered in snow. There is a road in the foreground leading off to the left. The b...
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Ferryboat Landing

Date: 1929
Description: Ferryboat landing, with the boats providing service between Gills Rock and Washington Island.
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Gills Rock Harbor

Date: 
Description: View of the harbor area.
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W.W. Cargill Co. Grain Elevator

Date: 1900
Description: W.W. Cargill Company's grain elevator.
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Harbor and Grain Elevator

Date: 1920
Description: View of the harbor. On the left is a grain elevator and wood pulp on the wharf. In the center background is the Northern Paper Mills and to the right are ...
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Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort.

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