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Drawing

Porcupine Mountains

Date: 1854
Description: Drawing of the Porcupine Mountains on Lake Superior. A deer is standing in the lake drinking water. A man is on the rock ledge above the shoreline and is a...
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

Group of Young People on Dock

Date: 
Description: Group of six young men and women standing on dock of an Apostle Island.
Photograph

Aboard the "Lucy"

Date: 1910
Description: Four men aboard the "Lucy" on Lake Superior. Andrew Siem is the boat owner and is operating the tiller. Man with moustache identified as N.J. Ross.
Photograph

Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. ...
Photograph

Waiting to Board The Lamora

Date: 1938
Description: Six men standing on dock next to cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. Two of the men are holding cameras.
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota

Date: 10 21 1855
Description: Map of the Wisconsin and the Minnesota Territory showing the status of township surveys in Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. The Wisconsin reservation...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota.

Date: 1860
Description: A survey map of Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northern Iowa, showing the status of surveys, rivers, and lakes. The map also shows the locations of...
Map or Atlas

Triangulation in Wisconsin and Michigan

Date: 1875
Description: Map of the triangulations made from Vulcan on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan south through eastern Wisconsin, past Chicago to Ba...
Map or Atlas

Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota.

Date: 1851
Description: A survey map of Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, with the township surveys for portions of the Saint Croix region in progress. The maps also show the Meno...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin : with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1855
Description: This map shows the entire state and part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It depicts creeks, rivers, lakes, railroads completed, railroads in progress, ...
Map or Atlas

Farmer's Township Map of Michigan and Wisconsin : Embracing Part of Iowa Illinois and Minnesota with a Chart of the Lakes

Date: 1857
Description: This map depicts the township survey grid in Wisconsin, Michigan, northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. Counties, named towns, citie...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, and railroads. Boundaries are shown in bl...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's New Sectional Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1864
Description: This map of the entire state of Wisconsin depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railro...
Postcard

Rittenhouse Avenue

Date: 
Description: View down center of Rittenhouse Avenue with Lake Superior in the distance. The street is lined with businesses, sidewalks and lampposts.
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...
Photograph

Ashland Pier

Date: 09 14 1962
Description: View across water towards jetty and dock, with three lampposts, from south east.
Map or Atlas

Sketch of Completed Triangulation in Wisconsin and Michigan

Date: 1876
Description: This map shows eastern Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, western Michigan, northeastern Illinois, and the southern part of Lake Superior. A note is included that r...
Map or Atlas

Index of In-Print Quadrangle Maps of Wisconsin

Date: 1975
Description: This map provides an index of quadrangle maps for the state. The lower left corner contains explanation land surveying completeness. Communities, counties,...

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