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Aerial view of the city and harbor, Ashland, Wisconsin

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Aerial view of the city and harbor, Ashland, Wisconsin, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Aerial view of the city and harbor, Ashland, Wisconsin, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

Bird's-eye view over the lakefront town of Ashland, Wisconsin, with its grid of streets, houses and commercial blocks in the foreground and long timber breakwaters and docks extending into the blue water of Chequamegon Bay. A distant shoreline of low hills lies across the water at the horizon.

Postcard Details

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PublisherHiesel & Murphy Wholesale Co.
AERIAL VIEW OF THE CITY AND HARBOR, ASHLAND, WIS. --- Ashland's extensive coal docks are shown at the left and the mammoth ore docks at the right. Here over four million tons of ore are handled annually. Tourists marvel at the speed in which the ore freighters are loaded. 645N Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE Pub. by Hiesel & Murphy Wholesale Co., Johnstown, Pa. - Photo by Russell H. Heffley A "Natural Color Card" made by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. — KHL
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place depictedAshland, WI
Place mentionedAshland, WI
PublisherHiesel & Murphy Wholesale Co., Johnstown, PA
NotesLinen-textured stock, full-bleed image with no white border; slight edge wear. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message — unused card. Printed back with caption, 'Post Card', and publisher imprint; stamp box with E / K / Co corner marks (E. C. Kropp). Light foxing/toning at top right near stamp box.

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Aerial view of the city and harbor, Ashland, Wisconsin, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-the-city-and-harbor-ashland-wisconsin. Accessed October 5, 2026.