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Fishermans Shack
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Text on front reads: "Fishermans Shack, Wis Point, Superior Wis." A man peers around the corner of his tar paper covered fishing shack on Wisconsin Point. A wind vane is on top of a wooden tower in the center and a fish net on a drying reel is on the left. Wisconsin Point is the world's largest sand bar situated at a freshwater bay mouth. It is owned and operated by the City of Superior.
1932
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W013Y86
WHi 150201
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Great Northern Elevator
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Text on front reads: "G.N. Elevator, Superior, Wis." The steel and reinforced concrete grain elevator was built by the Great Northern Railroad in Superior in 1898. At the time it was the largest gr...
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Text on front reads: "Lobby, Hotel Androy, Superior, Wis." An ornately decorated space with wooden paneling, hanging lights and sconces on the walls. Fringed lamps and upholstered seating form a se...
Palace Theatre
1932
Text on front reads: "Palace Theatre, Superior, Wis." A brick theatre with many windows and ornate decorative elements on the exterior. A child is on the sidewalk in the center and a woman on the r...
