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City Dock at Bayfield

Date: 1910
Description: View towards shoreline of an automobile being driven on the Bayfield City Dock. Colonel Woods' boat, "Nebraska" is at the dock. Sam Fifields' "Stella" is a...
Photograph

Car Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: A car ferry transporting a car on Lake Superior between LaPointe, Madeline Island, and Bayfield. Two men are sitting on a bench near the car, and a shoreli...
Photograph

Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: Large vacation homes in La Pointe, Madeline Island. Bayfield is in the background on the far shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Shoreline View

Date: 1942
Description: View from Lake Superior looking at the shoreline of Washburn. Houses, buildings, people, cars and trees are visible on shore.
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally Official Auto Trails Map : District No. 9, Minnesota, W. Wisconsin

Date: 1923
Description: This map shows trails, some in red, for automobiles. The right margin includes a key of markings as well as Minnesota and Wisconsin Highway signs. Communit...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Fun Map : Picturing the Vacation of Opportunities of this Great Outdoor State

Date: 1936
Description: This pictorial tourist map from the Wisconsin Conservation Commission depicts vacation activities and identifies tourist destinations throughout the state....
Postcard

Street Scene showing Lake Superior in Distance

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view down a street (Rittenhouse Avenue) to Lake Superior. The street is lined with businesses and parked cars. Caption reads: "Street Sc...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1950
Description: Photographic postcard view down Main Street, with Lake Superior in the distance. There is a cafe on the left and bars on the right. Cars are parked along t...
Postcard

City Dock

Date: 1949
Description: Photographic postcard view of the City Dock on Lake Superior. There are four boats, and people and cars are on the dock. A sign in the foreground reads: "N...
Postcard

"Nichevo II"

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of view across water towards the "Nichevo II" ferry for Bayfield-Madeline Island moving through the water and filled with tourists and their...
Photograph

Cornucopia Harbor

Date: 06 19 1958
Description: View over water towards storm damage in Cornucopia Harbor. West slip. There is a pile of wood along the shoreline in the foreground, with a boat moored jus...
Map or Atlas

Lime sludge from Mosinee, Wis. : Car Load Shipments

Date: 1928
Description: This blue line map shows the number of carload shipments to northern and central counties, with Mosinee being the central distribution point. Lake Michigan...
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

Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the entire state as well as portions of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan. Counties outlined in yellow, cities, rivers, lakes, and rai...
Map or Atlas

Tourists Guide and Good Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: The map shows the entire state with cities, rivers, and lakes labeled. The upper and right margin include inset maps of Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Applet...
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: This map shows the entire state of Wisconsin as well as portions of Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago a...
Map or Atlas

Cities Service Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: This map shows automobile routes across Wisconsin and parts of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa. The Mississippi River, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior,...
Map or Atlas

1933 Official Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1933
Description: This road map shows automobile routes across Wisconsin as well as portions of Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan. Lakes Michigan, Superior and Winnebag...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1933
Description: This map contains automobile routes across Wisconsin and portions of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan as well. The state borders are clearly defined...
Map or Atlas

1934 Road Map Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This map provides automobile routes through Wisconsin along with portions of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Green B...

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