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| Description: | The screw ferry, Ann Arbor No. 7, at Frankfort. Later named Viking, then Viking I. Caption reads: "Frankfort, Mich." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River taken in 1909. St. Paul, Minnesota is seen in the background. Later n... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Lieutenant Patrick N.L. Bellinger, one of the first Navy flyers, piloting a U.S. Navy flying boat during the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico. During t... |
| Date: | 06 1914 |
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| Description: | The Aerodome, invented by Samuel Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as reconstructed by Glenn Curtiss at Hammondsport. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun... |
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| Description: | Colorized view depicting the Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge at Stevens Point, with several men standing on top of the bridge painting the structure. Cap... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis." |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of Alma from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis." |
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| Description: | Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across dam on the Fox River, with a bridge further down on the left, and a tall building on the right. Caption reads: "Lower Dam, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across the lower dam, with a bridge in the distance on the left. Caption reads: "Appleton, Wis. Lower Dam." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of the Fox River, looking east, from railroad tracks. There is a bridge further down on the right. Buildings line the shoreline on the left, and a lar... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Upper dam on the Fox River. Industrial buildings are on the opposite shoreline, and large houses are among trees on the hill beyond. Caption reads: "Upper ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from hill looking down towards the Fox river. Caption reads: "Fox River Water Power, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from hill towards the river, paper mill, and houses on a hill in the distance. Caption reads: "View of Fox River from Riverview Golf Club, Appleton, W... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from hill looking down towards the Fox River. On the opposite shoreline are industrial buildings. Further down the river on the right are bridges. Cap... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River and an industrial area through trees. A powerline is running across the skyline. Caption reads: "View on Fox ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline toward the bridge. Caption reads: "John Street Bridge, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the dam, with a bridge in the background. Caption reads: "Island Wollen Mills Dam, Baraboo, Wis." |
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