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Nash, Rambler autos loaded on Fjell Line vessel
Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Passenger ships -- Michigan, Lake.; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fjell Line passenger and freighter vessel being loaded with Nash, Rambler cars at the Port of Milwaukee.
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Cement kilns loaded into the MV CARSTEN WITT
Cement kilns -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Allis-Chalmers Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Loadiing and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Lowering a Allis-Chalmers cement kiln into the hold of the MV CARSTEN WITT, Fabre Line, for export shipment.
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Loading gasoline engines into SS POLYCREST
Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Polycrest (Ship); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Loading boxed gasoline engines into the hold of Fabre Line SS POLYCREST at the Port of Milwaukee. Wisconsin Motors Corp. manufactured a variety of air cooled engines.
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Discharging of pig iron in Milwaukee
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Steamboats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; W. C. Richardson (Ship); 205012; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Piers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of pig iron being unloaded from the steamship W. C. RICHARDSON (blt 1908) along with ship's gear at Municipal South Pier #1 in Milwaukee.
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Record cargo of automobiles to enter Milwaukee up to that time
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; William P. Snyder, Jr. (Ship); 209662; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the largest deck load of automobiles to enter Milwaukee (162 cars) taken from aboard the steamship WILLIAM P. SNYDER, JR. (blt 1912). Nearly a quarter of a million new cars were shipped annually...
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Left bank of the Milwaukee River, south of E. Clybourn Street
Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Badger Cash and Carry Stores (Milwaukee, Wis.); Badger Tobacco Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the left bank of the Milwaukee River, south of E. Clybourn Street. A parking lot is in the center, with the Badger Tobacco Company and the Badger Cash and Carry Store in the background.
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Right bank of the Milwaukee River north of W. Wells Street
Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Home Furniture Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of several businesses along the right bank of the Milwaukee River north of W. Wells Street. In the right side is the Home Furniture Co., Photoart Visual Service, and Dewey's Sporting Goods.
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Kinnickinnic Mooring Basin and Jones Island
Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Hans Leonard (Ship); L. E. Block (Ship); Badger (Ship); 265156; 226374; Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Piers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic mooring basin -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Aerial photo of Milwaukee Harbor looking northeast. In the Kinnickinnic Mooring basin are the HANS LEONARD at the Continental Grain Elevator, L. E. BLOCK (226374) at Advance Boiler & Tank Co. and the car...
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Salvage operation of a converted aircraft carrier in Milwaukee
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Aircraft carriers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Warships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wolverine (Ship); 211085; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Scrapping -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.); Jones Island (Wis.)
Photo of the aircraft carrier WOLVERINE being scrapped in Milwaukee at Jones Island. The carrier was formerly the passenger ship SEEANDBEE (blt 1913). She has been credited for training over 10,000 pilots...
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PRINS WILLEM III loading cargo in Milwaukee
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Prins Willem III (Ship); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Piers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the ship PRINS WILLEM III (blt 1948) loading cargo at Municipal Transit Shed #1 on Jones Island, Milwaukee.
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Bottling machinery being loaded on the BALLYHOLME BAY
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ballyholme Bay (Ship); 7447; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the British ship BALLYHOLME BAY (blt 1908) being loaded with bottling machinery built by the George J. Meyer Mfg. Co. This shipment was the first to be sent from Milwaukee to Brazil.
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MONICA SMITH loading at the South Pier
Monica Smith (Ship); Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
The Swedish cargo ship, MONICA SMITH being loaded with cargo at he the South Pier #1. She was an ocean going vessel that plied the Great Lakes, but was lost in the Mediterranean on July 5, 1979.
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Chicago Checker cabs loaded onto a Fjell Line vessel
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Taxicabs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Chicago Checker cabs being loaded on a Fjell Line vessel for export to Finland at the Municipal Open Dock Terminal.
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HEMSEFJELL loading cargo
Hemsefjell (Ship); Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Fjell Line's HEMSEFJELL loading heavy lift cargo at Municipal Open Dock Terminal. Note a man with a movie camera in foreground.
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ELFRIEDE cargo ship discharging A. O. Smith coke ovens
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Elfriede (Ship); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo handling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
A. O. Smith coke oven loaded at Milwaukee being discharged at Bremen, Germany from M. V. ELFRIEDE, Hamburg-Chicago Line. Tug MARTHA lower left.
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Yacht IVANHOE being lifted in preparation to launching
Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Yachts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Yacht IVANHOE being lifted of cradle and swing by heavy lift gantry crane to be launched at the Milwaukee Open Dock Terminal.
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Aerial view of Milwaukee Harbor looking north
Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jones Island (Wis.); Presque Isle (Ship); 553416; Cityscapes -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Aerial photo of Milwaukee Harbor looking north. In the foreground is the Lincoln Avenue Viaduct, and the Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge is on the right. The ship PRESQUE ISLE (553416) is waiting in...
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Steam train with load of steel for vessel
Railroad trains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad tracks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Steam locomotives -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Goelzer & Schultz Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
Solid train load of structural steel on the Milwaukee Road Line, en route to Municipal Open dock for loading onto a vessel. Background is Goelzer & Schultz Co., carpenter contractors and millwork manufacturers....
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Train load of structural steel leaving plant of Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Railroad trains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Locomotives -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
Solid train load of structural steel leaving plant of Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company seen right in background.
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Yacht MERMAID II taken from winter storage to inner harbor
Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Yachts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Men -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Yacht MERMAID II taken from winter storage to inner harbor at the Municipal Open dock Terminal.
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