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New Shoals Near Waugoshance, Straits of Mackinac

Date: 1902
Description: This map shows shoals near Waugoshance Point. Lighthouses are labeled. Depths are shown by soundings and tints. Relief is shown by hachures. Inset includes...
Postcard

Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Map of Door County, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: This early 20th century map of Door County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, landownership and acreages,...
Photograph

Long Tail Lighthouse

Date: 1905
Description: Long Tail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings.
Photograph

Dock Office

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the lighthouse and dock office at Peshtigo Harbor.
Postcard

Lighthouse at Eagle Harbor

Date: 1909
Description: View across water towards the steep shoreline and lighthouse at Eagle Harbor.
Postcard

Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower

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

Views of Racine

Date: 12 22 1908
Description: Text reads: "Views of Racine, Wis." A collage of 12 postcards with views of buildings, landmarks and ships.
Postcard

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 ...
Postcard

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...
Postcard

White River Light Station

Date: 07 24 1906
Description: Caption reads: "Lighthouse, White Lake." This lighthouse is located in Whitehall, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and White Lake. It was built in 1875 and ...
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...
Photograph

Peck's Ledge Lighthouse

Date: 1906
Description: View across water toward six men standing on a deck with railings on Peck Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk Harbor, put into operation in 1906. Caption reads: "P...
Postcard

Ice Scene on the Pier

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Ice Scene on the Pier, Sheboygan, Wis." Ice streamers hang from a pier leading to a lighthouse on Lake Michigan's shore.
Photograph

South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge.
Postcard

Lover's Leap in Midwinter

Date: 1908
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...
Postcard

South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Michigan Island and Gull Island, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: A detailed map of Michigan Island and Gull Island in the Apostle Islands group (T51N, R1W, 4 M) that shows sections, landowners, the Michigan Island Lighth...
Map or Atlas

Tenth L.H. District

Date: 1905
Description: This map shows railroads, towns, lights, lights to be established, fog signals, light-vessels, lighted buoys, light-house depots, and light-house reservati...
Map or Atlas

Plum Island Range Light Station

Date: 1900
Description: This blue line print map shows land use, cables, U.S.L.S.S. walk and clearing, and front and rear range lights on the Porte des Morts Passage. Tree types a...

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