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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191... |
| Date: | 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Three lake steamers docked in the harbor. The closest steamer is the B.H. Taylor of the Bradley Transportation Company, transporting ores. Buildings are in... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre... |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore. |
| Date: | 09 09 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the sideways launching of Hull 418, the Detroit Edison at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc. A group of people are gathered at the wharf ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Wind Point Lighthouse surrounded by outbuildings and framed by trees. Lake Michigan is in the distance. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A boat rack is silhouetted against the lake and a dramatic sky. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | The Amelia-D is docked at a pier on Green Bay. The shoreline and clouds are in the background. A sailboat and motorboat are moored in the distance. |
| Date: | 02 18 1958 |
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| Description: | The SS Meteor, a Great Lakes cargo steamship of whaleback design, coming into harbor. The ship is covered with snow and ice and the surface of the l... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Pine trees at the edge of the rocky shoreline in High Cliff Park on Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 09 1963 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a two people strolling on Algoma Beach. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Docks at Jones Island with a lone swan swimming. Many large ships and city buildings can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 03 1969 |
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| Description: | The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A Blue Heron is standing on a breakwater in Lake Michigan. The Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse is on the horizon. |
| Date: | 07 1973 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of fireworks over Lake Michigan. Boats are moored in the harbor for a good view. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of commercial boats in Manitowoc Harbor. |
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