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| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | A map of Illinois showing all railroads, stations, and towns. |
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| Description: | Women loading cargo onto a U.S. ship at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands by way of baskets balanced on the tops of their heads. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the steamboat "Bald Eagle" unloading on the riverfront. "Bald Eagle" is painted on the top of the ship. Several men are working on and nea... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of several steamboats docked at the wharf. Some of the boats are docked near a building bearing advertising reading: "Gardner's Furniture, Ca... |
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| Description: | View of a steamboat transporting freight to Fairbanks. Text on photograph reads: "Rushing Freight To Fairbanks In The Fall." |
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| Description: | View of the paddle steamer "Monarch" and two barges in the river. "Monarch O.E.G." is painted on the rear of the ship. Two men are on the "Monarch" and on ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of ships moored in the harbor. Sign painted on the ship reads: "Brookline" and the barge next to the ship is loaded with railroad cars. "Atlantic Tran... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a dock scene, where workers are preparing bales of cotton for loading. A steamship and a tugboat are nearby. More ships and the shoreline ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an iron ore ship unloading. Several workers are on board the ship. Caption reads: "Unloading Iron Ore At Sparrows Point, MD." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of several ships at the ore docks of Maryland Steel Company. Text on the ship on the left may read "Craigeab" (text is difficult to make out). The nam... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of harbor, boats, and factories. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a town located along a hilly shoreline. |
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| Description: | View of town toward Tongass Narrows where a ship sails on the water. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Unloading coal from a large ship in Lake Superior onto land near Washburn. There is a large conveyor that has lights glowing in the dark sky. A large pile ... |
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| Description: | Memohead of the Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, which operated two docks, with a view of a dock with ships, planks of wood, buildings, and the slogan, "Electri... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of a lumber hooker ship at dock on the Root River. The 4th St. bridge spans the river at center. The Racine Woolen Mill is visible at right behind the... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the ship "Alex B. Uhrig" in the process of coal unloading on the Reiss Coal Dock No. 2. |
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| Description: | Memohead of the Wisconsin Chair Company of Port Washington, Wisconsin, with its McLean patented swing rocking chair set against a circular background with ... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of town, showing the shoreline of Lake Superior, ore docks, roads, houses, buildings, trees, and smokestacks. Text describing this photograph s... |
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