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Kenosha Harbor
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Engraved view of Kenosha harbor. A group of men fish from a pier in the foreground while several boats float through the harbor. A tug is pulling a large sailing ship. A harbor light and a lighthouse are across the water. Several tents are along the shoreline.
1871
Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891
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WHi 97145
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Racine
1874
Engraved view of downtown Racine seen from Lake Michigan. Several vessels are entering the harbor, and a pier with a beacon is on the right.
Tug Record Pulling a Schooner into Superior
1891
Photograph of a painting by May Conniff Frost showing the tugboat Record of the Inman Line pulling a lake schooner through rough waters into Superior. The harbor lighthouse is on the right. Two sea...
Lighthouse and Pier
before 1916
Tinted postcard of the lighthouse and a light tower at the end of a pier. A small boat with two passengers is on the water. This would be the Racine North Breakwater Lighthouse, and the Racine Nort...
Large Sailing Ship in Milwaukee Harbor
1898
A large sailing ship docked in Milwaukee Harbor.
Sailing
1968
Sailboats are docked along a pier in a marina, along with some motorboats. Men are walking along the docks, and prepping their ships to sail.
Spring Point Lighthouse
View across water toward the Spring Point Lighthouse, established in 1897 and automated in 1934. There is a small boat near the base of the lighthouse, and sailboats are in the background. In 1998,...
