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Old Stone Tower and House

Date: 1898
Description: Caption reads: "Old Stone Tower and House, Long Tail Point, Green Bay, Wis." Water and a marshy area are in the foreground.
Postcard

U.S. Lighthouse in Fish Creek

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Description: U.S. Lighthouse with people standing in the yard next to it. Caption reads: "U. S. Lighthouse, Fish Creek Wis."
Photograph

Long Tail Point Lighthouse

Date: 1895
Description: The first Long Tail Point Lighthouse.
Photograph

Sand Island Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Sand Island Lighthouse on Apostle Island, Lake Superior. Lighthouse keeper and family are posing in the front of the building.
Postcard

Lighthouse at Lake Park

Date: 1910
Description: Old Government Lighthouse at Lake Park. The lighthouse is connected to a house, surrounded by shrubs. Caption reads: "The Old Government Lighthouse, Lake P...
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Cana Island U.S. Light House

Date: 1960
Description: Color photographic postcard view of the Cana Island U.S. Lighthouse surrounded by a green lawn. There is a hand pump near the building.
Photograph

Canal Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1953
Description: View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground.
Photograph

Northern Lighthouse

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Description: View across rocky ground and grass toward the Northern Lighthouse and the nearby cottage. A covered walkway leads from the house up to the entrance of the ...
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Lighthouse and Homes on Rocky Point

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Description: View along shoreline toward a lighthouse and homes standing on Rocky Point. There are several boats anchored at the shore and in the water.
Postcard

Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower

Date: 1908
Description: Postcard view of the tower. Caption reads: "Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower."
Postcard

Along the Shore; L.P. Sutter's, Delavan Lake

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Description: Color postcard view across water towards L.P. Sutter's tower along the shore of Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "Along the Shore, L.P. Sutter's, Delavan Lake,...
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 03 30 1953
Description: External view of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse (also called the Eagle Bluff Light), which is located in Peninsula State Park near Ephraim.
Map or Atlas

View of the City of Milwaukee

Date: 1856
Description: View looking west from Lake Michigan with several steam ships and sailing vessels in harbor. There is a lighthouse to left of center, along shoreline.
Postcard

Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View of the north shore of Delavan Lake with a lighthouse in the background. Also known as "Red Top" and "L.P. Sutter's." Caption reads: North Shore, Delav...
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The Old Standby

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer."
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Plum Island Light House

Date: 1907
Description: The Ruins of the old Light House on Plum Island near Sturgeon Bay. Caption at bottom reads: "Ruins of Old Light House on Plum Island," "Made expressly for ...
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Entrance to Lake Park

Date: 1909
Description: View across lawn toward the bridge on the right. The lighthouse is in the background, as well as several other buildings in the distance. The bridge is fla...
Photograph

Lighthouse

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Description: View toward the Cape May lighthouse and a few nearby buildings. Several people are standing on a platform near the top of the lighthouse. At the base of th...
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Chambers Island Lighthouse

Date: 1920
Description: View from water of a man with a beard standing on a pier near a small boathouse. In the background is a lighthouse with keeper's house and outbuilding.
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Baileys Harbor Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: The Baileys Harbor Light as seen from the water. The lighthouse, with a tapered cylindrical stone base, birdcage lantern, and copper dome, was deactivated ...

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