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Boats at Fishing Wharf
circa 1910-1919
View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are people a sailboat with a skiff in the wate...
Group of People on Dock near Ferry
circa 1910-1919
View across water towards a large ferry docked at the fishing wharf. A large group of people are standing on the pier, and passengers are standing at the rails of the ferry. The bluff on the horizo...
Fishing Wharf
1935
Canoes and small sailboats are pulled up on the shore or tied up to the piers extending from the wharf at Ellison Bay. There is a small warehouse on the wharf. Ellison Bluff is along the shoreline ...
Wharf at Fish Creek
1935
View from shoreline towards fishing boats of various sizes, and sailboats docked at the wharf at Fish Creek. Two persons are carrying gear toward the pier. There is a boathouse at the end of the pi...
Dock with Fishing Boat and Wharf
circa 1936
View of a fishing boat, 'Stella,' near a dock and wharf. The city's shoreline restaurants can be seen in the background.
Ephraim Pier
July 25, 1960
Ephraim pier in Eagle Harbor. The pier is made of timbers. A dock and boathouse are on the right. Bare masts rise above the boats. The shoreline and trees are on the right.