[A Portion of the yard, Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich.]
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Naval training station, Great Lakes, Ill.
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Sailors taking children in coffins from LADY GREY at Quebec
Photograph shows sailors taking coffins from the Lady Grey at Quebec City, Canada. Coffins contained bodies of passengers from the RMS Empress of Ireland which sank on the Saint Lawrence River, May 29, 1914. (S... More
U.S. Capitol paintings. Battle of Lake Erie, 1813, by W. Dowell
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Peddled tear gas, Washington, D.C., Sept. 24. Called to the stand toda...
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Mrs. William Sharrard and one of her children. Her husband has been a ...
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Loading grain into hold of Great Lakes boat. Superior, Wisconsin
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Chicago, Illinois. Lake Michigan beach
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Operating a gate valve which controls the flow of ref...
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Operating a gate valve which controls the flow of ref...
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Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation. Detroit, Michigan...
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Chicago, Illinois. Lake Michigan beach
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Oswego, New York. United Nations heroes with their hostesses by Lake O...
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Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...
Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More
Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...
Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More
Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...
Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
A west view of Oswego and Fort Ontario with General Amherst's camp at ...
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Buffalo Lighthouse, Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo River & Lake Erie, Buffalo...
Significance: This was the second lighthouse in Buffalo. Its picture is included in the seal of the city of Buffalo symbolizing the city's tradition as an important port on the Great Lakes. Survey number: HABS NY-60
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge, Spanning Allegh...
Significance: The bridge was designed by two U.S. Steel subsidiaries - the railroad and the American Bridge Company - as a showpiece for their parent company. This structure not only introduced new silicon stee... More
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge, Spanning Allegh...
Significance: The bridge was designed by two U.S. Steel subsidiaries - the railroad and the American Bridge Company - as a showpiece for their parent company. This structure not only introduced new silicon stee... More
Au Sable Light Station, Dwelling, Southern Shore of Lake Superior, Gra...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55 Survey number: HABS MI-317-A
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio Rive...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its relatively long and heavy cantilever truss, planned shortly before the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse of 1907. Rather than select a different design, the railr... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Power House, Lake Erie at Whiskey Islan...
Survey number: HAER OH-18-B Building/structure dates: 1911-1912 Initial Construction
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Machine Shop, Lake Erie at Whiskey Isla...
Survey number: HAER OH-18-E Building/structure dates: 1911-1912 Initial Construction
Salmon River Lighthouse, Lake Ontario, Port Ontario, Oswego County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-6112 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County...
Significance: Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1821. From the early years of his career, he demonstrated an unique ability to deal with the world of finance and the complex problems of issuing government... More
Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...
Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More
Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...
Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More
Vermilion Life Saving Station, Shore of Lake Superior, 10 miles west o...
Significance: The original 1876 Vermilion Life Saving Station building stands as the last remaining example (with some additions) of the 1876 Lake Superior-type station designed by U.S. Life-Saving Service arch... More
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Locomotive Repair Shops, River Road a...
Significance: This complex was built for the maintenance of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad's steam and later diesel locomotives in 1903. The surviving structures reflect the industrial architectural herita... More
North Inlet Bridge, Spaning North Inlet from Lake Michigan to Fifty-ni...
Significance: The North Inlet Bridge, a single span through-girder bridge, was built from the designs of architect D.H. Burnham & Co. and structural engineer C.L. Strobel. Strobel was a pioneer in skyscraper c... More
Great Lakes Engineering Works, St. Clair, Mich.
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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pipe & Copper Shop Extension, Russell A...
Significance: It was associated with the build-up of additional shop facilities in the Shipyard area in preparation for WWII. This structure was considered an extension of Facility No. 4; although they had quit... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Pipe & Copper Shop Extension, Russell A...
Significance: It was associated with the build-up of additional shop facilities in the Shipyard area in preparation for WWII. This structure was considered an extension of Facility No. 4; although they had quit... More
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
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Oswego, N.Y. / Lewis Bradley del. ; on stone by D.W. Moody.
Bird's-eye view of Oswego, New York, showing the mouth of the Oswego River at Lake Ontario.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna Plant, Route 5 on Lake Erie, B...
Survey number: HAER NY-198 Building/structure dates: 1899-1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1983 Subsequent Work
Stannard's Rock light house, Lake Superior; Method of drilling for ran...
Illus. in: Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1882, pl. 9.
The Quartermasters' building, M.M.A., Orchard Lake, Michigan
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A Residence at Orchard Lake, Michigan
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Along the shore, Orchard Lake, Michigan
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Academic building from the area, M.M.A., Orchard Lake, Michigan
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Ashland, Lake Superior, Wis. 1890.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1020 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and view of... More
Turbines, Lake Superior Power Co. Plant, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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[Harry Coulby, Great Lakes] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
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[S.S. M.W. [i.e. Howard M.] Hanna on reef (near Pt. Austin light, Lake...
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Rimouski -- handling coffins of victims
Photograph shows bodies being brought to Rimouski, Quebec, Canada from the RMS Empress of Ireland which sank on the Saint Lawrence River, May 29, 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and New York Times, ... More
[Lake Erie might do, though I think I should prefer Superior]
Irvin Cobb, wearing a suit and hip waders, sits on the shore of a lake, wiping his forehead and leaning against a rock, after reeling in a small fish.
United States Resettlement Administration exhibit. Great Lakes Exposit...
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Top of a storage tank with a floating roof at the pum...
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. Valve manifold and pump house at the Tulsa station of...
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Lieutenant McArthur Powers, twenty-seven, of Inwood, New York, (left) ...
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Oswego, New York. United Nations heroes eating a picnic lunch after sw...
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Mural "Battle of Lake Erie" Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Clev...
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Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Mich.
Title from jacket. Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-21309, 21308, 21307. Steamer James Laughlin at left. "381," "380," and "379" on left, center, and right negatives, respe... More
Grand Portage National Monument, Buildings Complex, Off Highway 16, No...
Significance: Site of one of the most important fur posts on the North American Continent. Selected as headquarters of the North West Co. of Great Britain because of its excellent location between Lake Superio... More
Au Sable Light Station, Southern Shore of Lake Superior, Grand Marais,...
Significance: At an isolated point along the southern shore of Lake Superior sits the Au Sable Lighthouse, constructed in 1873-74 to provide a beacon for the safe passage of commercial shipping vessels. At the... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock, Lake Erie at Whiskey Island, approximat...
Significance: When built, the Pennsylvania Railway Ore Dock was the largest ore-unloading dock on the Great Lakes. The dock featured four Hulett unloaders with bucket capacities of 17 tons; a 15-ton capacity o... More
A west view of Oswego and Fort Ontario with General Amherst's camp at ...
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Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Fort Sheridan, 25 miles Northeast of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, Lake F...
Significance: Fort Sheridan is an important turn-of-the century military post planned and constructed during a period of transition in national policy which signaled the closing of temporary frontier posts and ... More
Proposed ship canal at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to connect Green bay w...
Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 206, Folder 56.
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Allegheny River Bridge, Spanning Allegh...
Significance: The bridge was designed by two U.S. Steel subsidiaries - the railroad and the American Bridge Company - as a showpiece for their parent company. This structure not only introduced new silicon stee... More
Au Sable Light Station, Dwelling, Southern Shore of Lake Superior, Gra...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55 Survey number: HABS MI-317-A
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio Rive...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its relatively long and heavy cantilever truss, planned shortly before the Quebec cantilever bridge collapse of 1907. Rather than select a different design, the railr... More