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Marinette Harbor

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Description: Aerial view of Marinette Harbor looking out towards Lake Superior. A lighthouse and breakwater extend out into the lake. Industrial buildings, cranes, and ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Water Pipe Distribution

Date: 1892
Description: This map shows water pipes, hydrants, stop cocks, check valves, fire cysterns, and manholes. Also shown are block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemet...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1893
Description: This map covers west to Wauwatosa, north to North Milwaukee, and south to South Milwaukee and shows street railways, city limits, parks, roads, railroads, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Street Improvements : Accompanying Report of the City Engineer

Date: 1899
Description: This map shows parks, block numbers, Lake Michigan, and railroads. Relief is shown by contours. Also included is an explanation that lists how many miles o...
Map or Atlas

City of Cudahy

Date: 1965
Description: This map shows wards, city limits, railroad right of way, proposed future streets, and approximate street elevations. Wards and public schools are labeled ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Village of Fox Point : Showing Present and Proposed Streets, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1965
Description: This map is indexed for public buildings and includes a numbered key on the lower left side. The streets are labeled and Lake Michigan is labeled on the fa...
Map or Atlas

Street Car System : T.M.E.R.&L.Co. Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1910
Description: This ink on paper blue line print base map consists of eight separate pieces and shows city limits, The Milwaukee Electric Railroad & Light Company lines, ...
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1924
Description: This map shows streets, selected buildings, railroads, railway yards, schools, parks, schools, cemeteries, bays, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan. De...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Boundaries of Original Purchases (1835) Forming Nucleus of Present-Day Milwaukee

Date: 1948
Description: This map is ink on tracing paper and shows acreages, wards, streets, rivers, and Lake Michigan. Also included are editorial notes in pencil.
Map or Atlas

Copy of Map of Newburgh, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1836
Description: This map is ink on tracing paper and shows block numbers, streets, lot numbers of block no. 6, and a public square in Newburgh, a paper city (a city planne...
Map or Atlas

Map of the city of Milwaukee Showing Completed Sewers Up to Dec. 31st, 1894

Date: 1894
Description: This map shows sewers, intercepting sewers, manholes, block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and Lake Michigan. The right margin reads: "Tot...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee : Showing Completed Sewers, Water Pipes Thus Far Laid, the Altitude of Different Regions of the City and the Location of Every Case of Small Pox, Diptheria [i.e. Diphtheria] & Scarlet Fever

Date: 1879
Description: This map shows asylums, cemeteries, hospitals, parks, streets, and wards. Relief is shown by contours. Also included are manuscript annotations in pencil. ...
Map or Atlas

Manitowoc Harbor : to Accompany Annual Report

Date: 09 1853
Description: This map shows streets, docks, warehouses, and piers near the harbor. The Manitowoc River and Lake Michigan are labeled. Depths are indicated by soundings ...
Map or Atlas

Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows streets, piers, and wharves. Lake Michigan, the Manitowoc River, and select buildings are labeled. Relief is shown by hachures and sounding...
Map or Atlas

Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1865
Description: This map shows the river shore and piers. Lake Michigan is labeled. Depths are shown by soundings and isolines. The bottom margin includes notes on soundi...
Map or Atlas

Survey of the Harbor of Milwaukee Wis.

Date: 10 13 1864
Description: This map shows the shore line of Oct. 14 1864, city limits of water lots, and the elevation of water in Lake Michigan. Depths are shown by soundings.
Map or Atlas

Sketch Showing the Condition of the Harbor of Racine, Wis.

Date: 1865
Description: This map shows a proposed extension and the shore line of Sept. ’65. Lake Michigan is labeled. Depths are shown by soundings.
Map or Atlas

Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows piers, wharves, streets, and the lake shore from the survey of August 1856. Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan River are labeled. Depths are sh...
Map or Atlas

Comparison of Advantages Possessed by Different Portions of the Great Lakes Region as a Location for a Naval Training Station

Date: 1902
Description: This map includes six diagrams of the Great Lakes Region comparing advantages of geographical positions and strategic considerations. Portions of Iowa, Ill...
Map or Atlas

Great Lakes Deep-Draft Harbors

Date: 10 15 1956
Description: This map shows cities with improved harbors along the Great Lakes. A portion of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, and Quebec are also shown. A legend and...

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