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Steamboat "John C. Mann"

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Description: The steamboat "John C. Mann" on drydock.
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The Freighter "Magna"

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Description: The freighter "Magna" in shipyard's icy waters with three tugboats in the foreground.
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International A-5 Beer Truck at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: International A-5 beer truck in front of "Streets of Paris" ocean-liner attraction at the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The truck was owned by Chas ...
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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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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Immigrants on Boats

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Description: Medical officers inspecting immigrants.
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Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
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Milwaukee, South from Mitchell Block

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Description: Milwaukee, south from Mitchell Block. View shows rooftops and building fronts. Ships and bridge are in the background on the right.
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Milwaukee, Northwest from Mitchell Block

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Description: Milwaukee, northwest from Mitchell block. Elevated view of rooftops and buildings with River in background.
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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1847
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Southeast panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works, rail yard and canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine company before 1902. In 19...
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Wright Brothers' Hydroplane

Date: 1912
Description: A hydroplane built by the Wright Brothers being tested by the U.S. Navy on San Diego Bay.
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Lindbergh Returns

Date: 06 13 1927
Description: Charles Lindbergh on board ship in New York Harbor. After flying to France in the "Spirit of St. Louis," Lindbergh returned to the United States by ship. H...
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Jesse Brabazon Over the Mississippi

Date: 11 1912
Description: Jesse Brabazon, pioneer aviator from Delavan, flying over the Mississippi River in a Wright Model B airplane. "It was quite a sight to fly over the Mississ...
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Marines Using Crawler Tractor on Landing Craft

Date: 1944
Description: U.S. Marines using an International TD-9 diesel TracTracTor (crawler tractor) with a Bucyrus Erie shovel on an LCM (Landing Craft, Materiel) at Roi during ...
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Edgewood Kindergarten in S.S. Roosevelt Ship

Date: 04 17 1934
Description: Edgewood kindergarten posing as captain, crew and passengers in a mock-up of the S.S. Roosevelt ship.
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The Cushnoc in Drydock

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Description: The ship, "Cushnoc" is surrounded by scaffolding as men conduct maintenance on her hull.
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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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S.S. Harvester

Date: 07 15 1911
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...

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