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Greetings from Viroqua

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Viroqua, Wis." On reverse: "U.S. Government Dam on the Mississippi River." A cargo barge is about to pass through lock...
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Port Side of the Shipwreck Home

Date: 2005
Description: Underwater view of the port side of the wreck of the schooner Home.
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Cargo Ship "Viking"

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Description: A cargo ship, the "Viking," is docked in a harbor. An American Yacht flag is attached to the back of a boat in the foreground.
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Ships in Harbor

Date: 1968
Description: Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is...
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Cargo Ship "Henry LaLiberte"

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Description: View across water towards the cargo ship "Henry LaLiberte" sitting in a loading dock under a cargo crane.
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Grain Elevators on Lake Superior

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Description: View across water towards a cargo ship at dock in front of large grain elevators.
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"Pere Marquette"

Date: 1960
Description: The "Pere Marquette" cargo boat, enroute from Manitowoc to Luddington.
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Shipping Cotton

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Description: Workers load bales of cotton onto a ship. The bales are being hoisted up ramps and onto the ship.
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Steel Car Ferry Pere Marquette

Date: 1899
Description: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha train cars loading onto car ferry Pere Marquette.
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Launching S.S. Robert M. La Follette

Date: 01 10 1942
Description: S.S. Robert M. La Follette splashing into the Industrial Canal at its launch.
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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Dickey Chapelle Covering Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ...
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Loading Cargo with International Model 20 Tractor

Date: 03 25 1936
Description: Dock worker using an International Model 20 tractor equipped with a Lidgerwood crane to load cargo onto a ship.
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McCormick Works Dock and Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards a boat called "The Imperial" moored along the dock at the McCormick Reaper Works. The boat is loaded with freight. In the backgro...
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McCormick-Deering I-12 Tractor Hauling Cargo on Port Dock

Date: 09 16 1935
Description: Dock worker hauling two small trailers of cargo with a McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractor next to a docked ship. The tractor was owned and operated ...
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Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards

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Description: Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis."
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View from Fox River

Date: 1906
Description: View from Fox River of chimneys, buildings, and boat. Caption reads: "River Front, Green Bay, Wis."
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Harbor with Cargo Ships

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of east Green Bay harbor with cargo ships, W.W. Cagill Co., and other various industries.
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Northwest View of Washington Street and the Fox River

Date: 1889
Description: Elevated view of Washington Street and the Fox River and buildings nearby.

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