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Fishing Huts on Jones Island
1892
Elevated view of fishing village on Jones Island, Milwaukee. Several fishing boats are docked along the shoreline. Large piles of lumber are in the foreground across from the island.
Jones Island
1902
Elevated view of island with houses and boathouses and boats along the shoreline. Industrial buildings are in the background, and a sailboat is on the water in foreground. Captions read: "Milwaukee...
Jones Island
1912
A fishing settlement. Two piers at the shoreline with a sandy beach, one with a ramp next to it. There are several buildings in the background. Two tugboats are next to two smaller buildings, and...
Jones Island
1961
Shoreline of Lake Michigan. This is mainly a commercial fishing community, and some of the Lake Michigan ferry boats dock here. A pole with a lifesaving ring is on the left.
Fishing Boat Interior
1938
Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
Sand Dune
1915
A wooden boat forms the foreground of a view of a stream, probably Shivering Sands Creek, and wetlands, with a sand dune on the right.
