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Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning
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Text on reverse reads: "Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning, Sturgeon Bay Canal, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Traffic is backed up as a ship passes through the span of a double-bascule bridge over the canal.
1955
Wyman Postcard Company
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W013Y2M
WHi 149955
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Where Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay Meet
July 6, 1931
Text on front reads: "Where Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay Meet, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Aerial view of Sturgeon Bay showing the only bridge in existence at the time.
Bridge at Sturgeon Bay
1935
Text on front reads: "Bridge at Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin." This bridge, also known as the Michigan Street Bridge, was built in 1929 and opened in 1931. Over the years the bridge fell in...
Sturgeon Bay
1963
Text on front reads: "Sturgeon Bay, Door County." On reverse: "Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Door County. North Pierhead Light. Winter shows its pretty face on the Sturgeon Bay ship canal which is the c...
Largest Single Bascule Lift in the World
1913
View of the Main Street drawbridge, the largest single bascule lift at that time. Caption reads: "Largest Single Bascule Lift in the World, Green Bay, Wis."
Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower
1908
Postcard view of the tower. Caption reads: "Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower."
Walnut Street Bridge
1913
View across water towards the Walnut Street Bridge, a bascule bridge spanning the Fox River. Caption reads: "Walnut Street Bridge, Green Bay, Wis."
