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"Zenya" and Coast Guard Vessel

Date: 1915
Description: "Zenya" boat, owned by the Hull family, docked next to a Coast Guard vessel in La Pointe.
Photograph

Coast Guard Training Ship

Date: 1920
Description: View from boat of the Coast Guard ship at La Pointe. A shoreline is in the far background.
Print

Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 09 22 1860
Description: Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ...
Photograph

Building a Big Boat

Date: 
Description: Colorized image of the frame of a large boat being built at the shipyards in Superior.
Photograph

New York Harbor

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

Men Working on Damaged Ship

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

Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
Map or Atlas

La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1873
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse from the Mississippi River.
Photograph

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...
Map or Atlas

Panoramic View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee with prominent streets and buildings identified. Taken from City Hall Tower.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Lake Geneva

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Lake Geneva, looking southwest, with insets of points of interest.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chippewa Falls.
Map or Atlas

De Pere, Wis.

Date: 1871
Description: Bird's-eye map of De Pere.
Map or Atlas

Janesville, Wis. Looking Down the River

Date: 1877
Description: Bird's-eye map of Janesville on the Rock River.
Map or Atlas

View of the City of Two Rivers, Wis.

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye map of Two Rivers.
Postcard

Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
Photograph

Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Fox River, with a bridge and ship in the river.
Photograph

Harbor and Docks

Date: 1850
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay harbor and docks.
Drawing

Elevated View over River

Date: 1876
Description: View looking southeast over river from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator.
Photograph

Sunbathers on the Lake

Date: 
Description: Men, women and children soaking up the sun on the beach of a lake (probably Lake Michigan). The children are digging in the sand in the foreground, and the...

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