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| Date: | 07 15 1911 |
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| Description: | The S.S. Harvester on the building ways before launching. The ship was built for the Wisconsin Steel Company, a subsidiary of International Harveste... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | The USS Illinois in the largest floating dry dock in the world at the time, surrounded by rowboats in the foreground. The battleship was built at Ne... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background. |
| Date: | 07 08 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the ship the Charles C. West splashing into the Manitowoc River with a large crowd gathered to watch. |
| Date: | 01 10 1942 |
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| Description: | S.S. Robert M. La Follette splashing into the Industrial Canal at its launch. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | USS Wisconsin in drydock during construction. Men are working at the base of the ship. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View over pier made of pilings towards a floating drydock, now embedded in the ice, near Solombola, Russia. There are tall buildings behind it on the oppos... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view showing shipyards, rivers and roads. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Docks at Jones Island with a lone swan swimming. Many large ships and city buildings can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | View from pier of Peterson's Boat Works in Sturgeon Bay. |
| Date: | 07 02 1960 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hil... |
| Date: | 01 08 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over icy water towards ships in the shipyard on the left, and the cement company in the background. Cranes and industrial buildings are in th... |
| Date: | 09 09 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the sideways launching of Hull 418, the Detroit Edison at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc. A group of people are gathered at the wharf ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Manitowoc shipyards on Lake Michigan. Two ships are being built. Caption reads: "Manitowoc Shipyards, Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | View of a submarine launch at the Manitowoc shipyards. Caption reads: "Launching of the "Peto", Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the shipyards from across the river. Railroad tracks are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Shipyards at Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the shipyard along the Manitowoc River. Three ships are in the river. Caption reads: "Ship Yards, Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 10 17 1906 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Harbor View - Sheboygan, Wis." A lake freighter, or "laker" is docked at the harbor. |
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