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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View of an ore dock on Chequamegon Bay. Buildings on the shore of the bay can be seen, however, not the water. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen. |
| Date: | 1849 |
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| Description: | Geological map of the mineral region around Lake Superior, including portions of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | This map, which includes eastern Iowa, northern Illinois and a portion of Michigan's Upper peninsula, shows the township survey grid and identifies countie... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This 1952 map of the northern parts of Bayfield and Douglas counties, Wisconsin, shows points established by E.T. Sweet in 1877, road points confirmed by S... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of dock site towards Lake Superior, showing sulphur pile and a large chute in the background. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map shows major cities surrounding the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts,C... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map shows the movement of iron ore in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and includes parts of Lake Superior, Green B... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map shows the movement of iron ore along the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map shows railroads, canals, towns and some lighthouses. Areas of the company lands proper, tin, iron, gold & silver, silver islet, and lead are color... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Pictorial map showing historical events and locations within the state of Wisconsin, as well as waterways and counties. Original caption on the bottom marg... |
| Date: | 1719 |
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| Description: | Map of the British colonies and territories in North American, depicting cities, Native American land, rivers, mines, forts, trees, and topography east of ... |
| Date: | 1745 |
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| Description: | Landmark map of the Great Lakes region and one of the most advanced depictions of the lakes and surrounding areas for its time. It is the first map to intr... |
| Date: | 1720 |
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| Description: | Map showing the course of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico up past Lake Superior into Canada. It shows the towns, Native American tribes and l... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards three ore boats at the Soo Line Railroad dock being loaded with iron ore. The first in line is the William B. Pilkey. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Ore Docks, Superior, Wis." Elevated view of an ore carrying ship that is within the ore docks on Lake Superior. |
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