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Arrival of "Woodrush"

Date: 1949
Description: View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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McDougall Whaleback

Date: 1892
Description: Text at bottom reads: Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." Whaleback steamer in the shipyards of the American Steel Barge Company.
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Men Working on Damaged Ship

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of men repairing a docked, damaged ship. A shoreline is in the distance.
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Ashland Ore Dock

Date: 1885
Description: Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background.
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The "Sandusky," the "Shawnee" and the "Superior"

Date: 1880
Description: Three ships at dock, the "Superior," the "Sandusky," and the "Shawnee," all built in Gibralter, Michigan.
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Allen and Sons Tannery

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Description: The buildings of Allen & Sons Tannery, with boats carrying supplies in the foreground.
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Villiage of Southport

Date: 10 1844
Description: A variant of a wood engraving dated October, 1844. Incorporated as the villige of Southport in 1841 (so-named because it was the southern-most natural harb...
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Salt Ship at Wharf

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Description: View of schooner and other boats at the wharf. The town can be seen in the distance. Text on photograph reads: "Salt Ship At Wharf." and "The Albertype Co....
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City of Gloucester, Mass.

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Description: Elevated view of the town and its harbor. Ships are out in the water. Caption reads: "City Of Gloucester, Mass."
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Gloucester Piers

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Description: View across water toward a pier and docks with fishing boats.
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Public Landing with Bridge

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Description: Elevated view over the Ohio River of a boat landing with a bridge in the background.
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Elevator and Coal Docks

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Description: Elevator and coal docks, including ships.
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Ship at Hamilton Twine Mills Dock

Date: 1930
Description: A ship marked "Beaverton" docks near Hamilton Twine Mills while another anchors behind it.
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Leaving Chicago

Date: 1919
Description: Pier and a ship at Chicago, taken from aboard another vessel. Taken by the Richard Lloyd Jones family during their move from Madison to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Mowing Along Waterfront (League Island?)

Date: 1899
Description: A man in work clothes is operating a horse-drawn mower in a patch of grass along a waterfront, while another man wearing a hat and tie is looking on. Ships...
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Seatrain New Orleans

Date: 1949
Description: Freighter from New Orleans in port at Habana [Havana?]. The ship is flying the Cuban flag. Another ship is in the background on the left. The ship transpor...
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Mrs. Brandel with the Tionesta

Date: 1930
Description: Mrs. Brandel poses on a dock in front of the ship the Tionesta.
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Wharf Buildings

Date: 1969
Description: View from water of the sides of three wharf buildings in a bay of Lake Superior.
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Returning Soldier

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Description: A returning soldier hugs a woman on the dock, who is probably his girlfriend or wife. A military (naval?) ship is visible in the background.

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