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Map or Atlas

Movement of Wheat on the Great Lakes

Date: 1923
Description: This map includes an explanation that reads: "This chart shows the movement of wheat on the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and New York State Barge Canal...
Photograph

Ship at Dock at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View from roofed loading area of ship at dock. Men are waiting to load crates using hand carts.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Soundings Taken at Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wisconsin

Date: 04 1926
Description: This blueprint mostly shows various numbers within the canal and bay. Lake Michigan and Harobor of Refuge are shown along the far right side. Near the harb...
Map or Atlas

Local & Interline Freight Forwarded, Neillsville, Wisconsin, Chicago & North Western Railway

Date: 1960
Description: This dot density map shows the number of shipments in 1952 throughout Wisconsin and to other United States destinations from Neillsville. Mellen, Cable, Bl...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Tomah and Lake St. Croix Railway, and Its Connections

Date: 1858
Description: This map shows the proposed railways of the Tomah & Lake St. Croix Railroad (from Tomah to Hudson) and the St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad (from Hudson ...
Print

Engraving of Deering Harvester Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Deering Harvester Works. Includes insets: one in the bottom left corner is of a man using a horse-drawn mower, and the one in the bottom r...
Photograph

Farmall C Tractors at Louisville Works

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of a large group of Farmall C tractors parked outdoors in rows at Louisville works ready to be shipped. Near the center is a man with his kne...
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1924
Description: This map shows railroads, electric lines, and steamship lines. The left margin includes an index of principal cities, and the lower left corner includes a...
Map or Atlas

Green Bay & Miss. Canal : for Steamboat Navigation, Locks 160 x 35 Ft

Date: 1868
Description: This map includes a table of estimated costs "by Brev. Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren Maj. U.S.E., of improvement of Wis. River from his survey of 1867." Included a...
Photograph

Ships in Door County Harbor

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Description: Two ships docked in a Door County harbor, possibly at Sturgeon Bay. The ship at left is the Oak Leaf. The ship at right is the L.N. Foster ow...
Photograph

Chas. B. Packard

Date: 
Description: View across water towards the lumber steamer Chas. B. Packard docked with a load of lumber. Several crew members are standing on the deck, and men a...
Photograph

Ship in Docks

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Elevated view of ship in docks. There is a line of railroad cars on the right.
Photograph

Southern Port

Date: 1935
Description: The funnels (smokestacks) of two large steamships are visible over warehouse buildings on a pier of a southern American port. Both ships have nautical flag...
Photograph

Packing Crate for International Harvester

Date: 01 27 1927
Description: Close-up of a packing crate, with "International Harvester" stenciled on the front.
Photograph

Wharf at Marinette

Date: 07 1936
Description: Elevated view of fishing tugs moored alongside the wharf at Marinette. Two automobiles are parked in the foreground, just in front of the Bridge Fish Co. b...
Photograph

Ore Boat

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of crew members standing and sitting on the deck of the ore boat Captain Thomas Wilson in Ashland harbor.
Postcard

Loading Freighters

Date: 1935
Description: View from shoreline towards three ore boats at the Soo Line Railroad dock being loaded with iron ore. The first in line is the William B. Pilkey.
Photograph

Coal Dock

Date: 08 1940
Description: Elevated view of a coal barge pushed by a stern wheeled steamboat heading upstream from the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 9 north of Prairie du Chien,...
Book or Pamphlet

"At Home Abroad" Brochure Inside Spread

Date: 1938
Description: Inside spread of "At Home Abroad" brochure. The title reads: "A World-wide Sales and Service Organization." Features a map of the continents of the world. ...
Photograph

Railroad Yard at Gisholt Machine Company

Date: 
Description: View of a loading platform by the railroad track at the first machine works plant of the Gisholt Machine Company, located at the 1400-block of East Mifflin...

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