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| 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... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of harbors and bridge. Farm fields are on either side of the bridge. The city of Sturgeon Bay is in the distance. There are docks along the sho... |
| 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: | 01 02 1928 |
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| Description: | John Nelson, background far right, and [?] Thompson pose next to the racing sailboat they are building for Ernst Schmidt. A portion of the planking has bee... |
| Date: | 03 11 1928 |
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| Description: | Covers have been pulled aside to reveal the new motor boat which sits in front of a large shed in Till Stuyvesant's yard in Lake Geneva. There is a large t... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | The five Dionne quintuplet girls, their sister and parents standing at the end of the observation car occupied by the Dionne party. They were in Superior t... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of several men working in a shipyard. In the background is an American flag. The text at the bottom reads: "United States Ship... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring a photograph of Charles Schwab overseeing men who are working in a shipyard. Text reads: "Charles M. Schwab, Director General of the Emerg... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of a man riveting a ship in a shipyard. Text at bottom reads: "United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation." |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | A photographic copy of a World War II era poster which extols the value of forest products in the American war effort. There are vignettes illustrating the... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | British poster featuring an illustration of a warship under construction. Text reads: "Every Pound Invested in National War Bonds Means More Ships More Foo... |
| 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." |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the shipyards built at the bend of the Manitowoc River. A railroad yard is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corpora... |
| 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. |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Captain Abe McDougall's whaleback boat, docked at the American Steel Barge Company. Text at bottom right of card reads: "West Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 04 1893 |
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| Description: | Launching Captain Abe McDougall's passenger whaleback boat,"Christopher Columbus", from the American Steel Barge Company dock. Text at bottom right of card... |
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