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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Interior of a saloon. A bartender stands behind the bar, and another man wearing a hat stands in front of the bar. The back of the carved wood bar is mirro... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | This 1872 map shows the proposed route of a canal between Sturgeon Bay, on the Green Bay side of the Door Peninsula, and Lake Michigan. Depths in both Stur... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Map of Door County with inset photograph of Sturgeon Bay City. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal from the bay toward shore. A sailboat is on the left and a lighthouse is on shore on the right. C... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption re... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Postcard view of the tower. Caption reads: "Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower." |
| Brief history of the ice harvesting industry in Wisconsin. |
| History of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Simplex fluoroscope machine by X-Ray Shoe Fitter, Inc., Milwaukee. Most likely used in a Sturgeon Bay shoe store, c 1945-1955. (Museum object #1992.109) |
| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| Avid Amateur Photographer |
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| Learn about the career of photographer Harry Dankoler, who captured images of his experiences throughout life and experimented with photo manipulation. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | This map of Sturgeon Bay shows section and quarter corners, ward divisions, government building locations, roads, and railroads. The map includes a legend ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | This map of Sturgeon Bay is part of the survey of the northern and northwestern lakes. The map shows lights, railroads, roads, and some public buildings. R... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Seven men, standing informally, some wearing “yachting caps”, on a dock, presumably in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Sturgeon Bay in 1900. Sturgeon Bay Bridge spans the bay and several boats are on the water. A lighthouse sits on a small island in the bay... |
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