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Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: Outdoor view of two pots used for a fish boil. One pot is engulfed in flames and children are running from the area.
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Fueling Fish Boil Fire

Date: 1967
Description: A man fueling a fire for a fish boil, as people look on.
Postcard

Coast Guard Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count...
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1927
Description: View from the water of the Plum Island U.S. Coast Guard station. There is a tower in the background. Long piers extend into the lake.
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1915
Description: Six Coastguardsmen pose with an officer on the shore at the Coast Guard Station at Baileys Harbor. The men are identified as (left to right) Reinhart Hicke...
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Baileys Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: The Baileys Harbor Coast Guard Life Saving Station viewed from between a fishing boat and a pier warehouse. The station's pier extends into the harbor and ...
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Baileys Harbor Coast Guard Station

Date: 1915
Description: Winter view of the Coast Guard Life Saving Station at Baileys Harbor. Snow has drifted on the shore, where a small boat rests.
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Greetings from Bailey's Harbor

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Description: Colorized panoramic view of businesses and dwellings along the shore of Lake Michigan. A rock formation and a tree in the lower right. Caption reads: "Gree...
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Bailey's Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view across rocky field of dwellings and other buildings along Lake Michigan. Along the left is a rocky ledge. The shoreline of the h...
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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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Gills Rock

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Description: View across water towards an excursion boat docked at Gills Rock. A few people are gathered at the landing.
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Greetings . . . Gills Rock

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Description: A color aerial view of Gills Rock from Green Bay. Washington Island and Lake Michigan are along the horizon. An excursion boat is docked at the landing. Ca...
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Buck Sitting in Tall Grass

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Description: A buck is sitting in tall grass on the Aqualand Campgrounds. A doe is sitting in the grass in the background on the left. There is a building among trees o...
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Cana Island Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Daisies are growing in a field near the Cana Island Lighthouse. The keeper's quarters is in front of the lighthouse.
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Smoked Fish

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Description: A woman is standing outdoor in front of a smokehouse and holding up a wooden rod with smoked fish hanging from it. More fish are hanging from rods behind h...
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Shore Scene, South of Jacksonport

Date: 1948
Description: View along the Lake Michigan sandy shoreline. Caption reads: "Shore Scene, South of Jacksonport, Wis."
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Anderson Dock

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Description: View of Anderson Dock through trees from the shoreline. Graffiti, covers the building.
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Pool at Gordon Lodge

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Description: A woman in a bathing suit is standing on the edge of a swimming pool and taking a photograph of two children swimming.
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Gills Rock

Date: 09 06 1937
Description: Men and women are standing around the ferry landing at Gills Rock. Automobiles are parked along the drive. Fishing nets on dryers are stacked at left, in f...
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Hotel Swoboda, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1919
Description: Color postcard showing a three-story building, which has several signs indicating it is the Hotel Swoboda. Three cars are parked outside the building, and ...

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