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| Description: | Exterior view of the "Pottawatomie" lighthouse in snowy expanse of land, with the lake in the background. |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | This thematic shows the effects that Lake Michigan has had on Wisconsin mean temperatures in January and July. The map shows counties, some cities, rivers ... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Drawn the last year of the Civil War, this thematic map shows the effects that Lake Michigan has had on Wisconsin temperatures in January and July. The map... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | This map is one of the earliest weather maps of the United States, which traced an 1859 storm across the continent. Manuscript annotations in red ink show ... |
| Date: | 04 16 1963 |
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| Description: | Chaudoir Dock in Brussels. The shoreline is on the left and has rocks along its edge. In the background is Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 01 06 1958 |
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| Description: | View from jetty out towards Lake Michigan entrance to Ship Canal. A large tank, streetlamp and buildings are on the left. On the opposite jetty is a lighth... |
| Date: | 01 06 1958 |
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| Description: | View of the Ship Canal from the Coast Guard station. There are pieces of machinery on the right, and a line of trees on the left. There is snow on the grou... |
| Date: | 07 02 1960 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hil... |
| Date: | 01 07 1958 |
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| Description: | View across water to ship moored at a dock. Smoke is coming out of the smokestack. Industrial buildings are across the water on the right. |
| Date: | 12 10 1957 |
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| Description: | Pleasure boat ramps, made of timber, on the south side of Racine Harbor. A man is walking in the snow near the ramps. There are piles of material along the... |
| Date: | 12 20 1957 |
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| Description: | View across harbor from small boat ramp towards far shoreline. On the far shoreline is industrial machinery, piles of coal, and other buildings. |
| Date: | 12 10 1957 |
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| Description: | View of harbor with pilings in the right foreground. There is a lighthouse on breakwaters in the distance. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Port of Kenosha Transit Warehouse No. 1. There are two ships on the right side, one named "Broom Park." Three men are loading a car onto the ship using a c... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A tugboat, "Jane of Kimberly," is cradled out of the water for winter storage or repairs. Two other boats are cradled on each side. In the background are t... |
| Date: | 02 18 1958 |
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| Description: | The SS Meteor, a Great Lakes cargo steamship of whaleback design, coming into harbor. The ship is covered with snow and ice and the surface of the l... |
| Date: | 01 1969 |
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| Description: | Spray from the lake has built up as thick ice on a ship, creating interesting shapes. A man is standing on the deck. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "The Seamen's Memorial Statue, Barker's Island, Superior, WI. Facing the harbor holding a massive cable is the 10 foot tall Seamen's... |
| Date: | 06 14 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Opening of Navigation Season, First Giant Freighters Entering Ship Canal and Duluth-Superior Harbor." On reverse: "The navigation sea... |
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