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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Coal Docks
1900
View from shoreline towards the coal docks on the right, with several ships in the harbor. Caption reads: "Coal Docks, Capacity 100,000 Tons, Two Rivers, Wis."
Manitowoc Shipyard & Manitowoc Portland Cement Company
January 8, 1958
Elevated view over icy water towards ships in the shipyard on the left, and the cement company in the background. Cranes and industrial buildings are in the background. Another ship, with name on f...
Launching the Charles C. West
July 8, 1925
Elevated view of the ship the Charles C. West splashing into the Manitowoc River with a large crowd gathered to watch.
Docks at Jones Island
October 28, 1938
Docks and shanties at Jones Island, with smokestacks and cranes in the background.
Columbus Caravels in Manitowoc
September 6, 1913
Postcard view across water towards reproductions of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria docked at Manitowoc. The ships, adorned with flags and banners, are probably do...
