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Ships in Canal

Date: 1905
Description: Canal with several ships, mostly small steam-engine cargo ships.
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Elevated View of Canal

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from a building of a canal in the city, with a boat on the canal. A bridge is also visible.
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Aerial View of Jones Island

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Elevated view of Jones Island, with some houses near the water and an industrial area across the river. On the right are a number of railroad tracks next t...
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Jones Island and Manufacturing Area Across Bay

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: From Jones Island, looking across to a manufacturing area with cranes and large piles of coal or coke? In the lower foreground is a bare hill, with old pil...
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Men Working near Large Dredge

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: Men working near large dredge on Jones Island. Large piles of material are on the ground below the dredge. There is a ship on the right. In the distance a...
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Lowering Diver Max Nohl into Lake Michigan in Preparation for a Record Deep Dive

Date: 04 10 1937
Description: On April 10th, 1937, Max Nohl (shown in the dive suit) along with John Craig made a dive on the shipwreck Norland in order to perform another early ...

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