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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Train Station with Water Tower

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Description: Train station with several men, including one standing atop a large water tower.
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Janesville's Rock River with Water Tower

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Rock River, with a large smokestack and water tower on the left. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there u...
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Concrete Locks

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Description: View from shoreline towards oncrete locks on a narrow river in winter. Snow is on the ground, and a water tower and smokestack are on the other side of the...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: View from water of Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends ove...
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Aerial View of Quad City Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of the Quad City Tank Arsenal.
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from the Main Street Bridge. On the right industrial buildings are along the shoreline, and a bridge is in the distance.
Drawing

Hayward Indian Boarding School

Date: 1900
Description: Perspective drawing of the buildings at the Hayward Indian School. There is a man in a boat in the right foreground and an empty boat in the left foregroun...
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Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
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Municipal Light and Power Plant

Date: 1924
Description: The Municipal Light and Power Plant and water tower seen from across a pond.
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Bridge and Water Tower

Date: 1927
Description: View down middle of metal bridge across the Cornell Flowage. Across the lake, there is the pulpwood stacker on the left and a water tower on the right near...
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Summer Homes on Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: View from the lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior. The water tower and church steeple are visible on the far righ...
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Beloit, Wisc. Upper Bridge

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Description: East facing view from the Upper Bridge, featuring the Beloit water tower in the distance.
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Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the east from the Capitol Square.
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Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry Slip

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: Carferry slip with pilings in the foreground, and a shoreline in the background. The pier is made of timbers. In the background on the left is a factory wi...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from shoreline over canal towards McCormick Works.
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Water Tower from Wisconsin State Capitol Building

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Description: View from Wisconsin State Capitol building towards the water tower on East Washington Avenue. There is a weather vane on top of the water tower. Lake Monon...
Postcard

Strollers Bridge

Date: 1913
Description: View from shoreline towards a stone pedestrian bridge on a river. The city skyline is in the distance. Caption reads: "Strollers Bridge, Grand Rapids, Wis....
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Railroad Tracks and Water Tank

Date: 1911
Description: A view down railroad tracks toward a water tank. Lake Windigoostigwan is on the left.

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