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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Coal Yards Along the Fox River
1920
Elevated view of ships sailing up the Fox River alongside the coal yards located in Green Bay.
Fox River
1920
View of the Fox River. The Green Bay Drop Forge Company are on the left, and the Reiss coal yard is in the distance in the center.
Fox and East River Confluence
1920
View of the Fox and East River confluence. On the right is the Northern Paper Mill, and a coal yard is to the left.
Aerial View of Green Bay
1920
Aerial view with fishing piers, coal factories, a bridge, and railroad tracks.
Grassy Island Lighthouse
1920
View across water toward the lighthouse. Caption reads: "Grassy Island Lighthouse, Green Bay, Wis."
Docks
1914
View of docks with ships tied up for the winter. The Reiss coal yard is in the background.
