Great Lakes Collection (#8)

Snow cover stretching from Canada southward to West Virginia
March 6, 2010 - Snow cover stretching from Canada southward to West Virginia. The navy blue of the eastern Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean contrasts with the snow cover in this true-color image

Cloud-free weather over much of the eastern United States

Cloud streets over Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
February 5, 2007 - Cloud streets over Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. These clouds occur when frigid, dry air blows across the lake, where it picks up water vapor from the warmer lake

View from space of Lake Ontario
August 23, 2013 - View from space highlighting a late-summer whiting event visible across much of Lake Ontario. Such events are caused by changes in water temperature

Satellite view of snow across Wisonsin, Michigan and Canada
March 28, 2011 - The bright white remnants of snow cut a clean swath across Wisconsin and Michigan during springtime snowmelt

Fall colors in the eastern United States
November 8, 2009 - Fall colors in the eastern United States. This image shows the Great Lakes on the left side of the image, and Canada is to the north. The U.S

Snow across the northeastern United States
March 3, 2009 - The U.S. East Coast was cleaning up after a storm that dumped up to a foot of snow on East Coast states from Georgia to Maine

Satellite view of The Great Lakes

High oblique view of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and the state of Michigan
July 11, 2013 - High oblique view of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and most of the state of Michigan in between

Satellite view of fog forming over the Great Lakes
January 6, 2014 - Satellite view of fog forming over the Great Lakes and streaming southeast with the wind. A swirling mass of Arctic air moved south into the continental United States in early

Satellite view of ice on the Great Lakes, United States
March 16, 2014 - Satellite view of ice on the Great Lakes, United States

Queenston, On the Landing Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, from Ackermann s
XIR241530 Queenston, On the Landing Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1814 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Construction of the Griffon of Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle (1643-87)
XIR187083 Construction of the Griffon of Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle (1643-87) on the shore of Lake Erie, from Voyages Curieux de M. de Hennequin et de M

Map of New France dedicated to Colbert by Duchesneau, Intendant, 1681 (engraving)
XIR164768 Map of New France dedicated to Colbert by Duchesneau, Intendant, 1681 (engraving) (b/w photo) (see 164769 for detail) by Franquelin

David Livingstone welcomed in a village in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa
XIR1272815 David Livingstone welcomed in a village in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, 1874 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Illinois, Chicago, Lake Michigan. Historic Chicago Harbor Light with Chicago city skyline and Willis Tower in the distance

RIVERBOAT, c1900. The steamboat City of Erie, which travelled the Cleveland and Buffalo line. Photochrome, c1900

PETER POND (1740-1807). American fur trader and explorer. Copy, 1785, of Ponds map of the region between the Mississippi River and Hudson Bay

MAP: THIRTEEN STATES. A map of the thirteen original American states, the Northwest Territory and Louisiana, as it appeared in the 1770s. Engraving, c1900

LAND ORDINANCE, 1785. Map of the northwest parts of the United States according to the Land Ordinance adopted by the United States Congress, 20 May 1785

SIOUX CHIEF, c1700. A Native American Sioux chief from the Great Lakes region. Drawing, c1700, by a French official while stationed in Canada

WAR OF 1812: LAKE ONTARIO. Last page of a statement from the Navy Department on the US Naval force on Lake Ontario, 6 June 1814, sent to President James Madison

WAR OF 1812: LAKE ERIE. Listing of the US Naval force on Lake Erie, 6 June 1814, sent to President James Madison by the Navy Department

WAR OF 1812: LAKE ONTARIO. Listing of the US Naval force on Lake Ontario, 6 June 1814, sent to President James Madison by the Navy Department

WAR OF 1812: CARTOON. John Bull bakes a new batch of ships to send to the Great Lakes. American cartoon, by William Charles, c1813

Grain Boats
November 1918: Boats carrying grain on the Great Lakes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

A chart of the east coast of America and the Gulf Stream, printed by Benjamin Franklin, 1786
GULF STREAM CHART, 1786. A chart of the east coast of America and the Gulf Stream, printed by Benjamin Franklin, 1786

Map of Thomas Jeffersons proposed states, 1784
JEFFERSON: STATES, 1784. Map of Thomas Jeffersons proposed states, 1784

Steamer, City of Toledo Postcard. ca. 1904, Steamer, City of Toledo Postcard

Lake Shore Drive, Gorden Park, Cleveland, Ohio Postcard. 1903, Lake Shore Drive, Gorden Park, Cleveland, Ohio Postcard

Unloading Coal, Duluth, Minn. Postcard. ca. 1915-1925, Unloading Coal, Duluth, Minn. Postcard

Postcard of Men Fishing from a Small Boat. ca. 1913, Fishing at Saugatuck, Michigan

Str. Chippewa Postcard. ca. 1915-1925, Str. Chippewa Postcard

Lake, Rail and Motor Transportation, Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Postcard. ca. 1915-1925, Lake, Rail and Motor Transportation, Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Postcard

Greeting Card from Huron, Ohio. ca. 1947, Huron, Ohio, USA, Greeting Card from Huron, Ohio

Lake Drive, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Ill. Postcard. ca. 1901, Lake Drive, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Ill. Postcard

Postcard of Giant Freighter on Lake Superior. ca. 1917, Giant freighter steaming on Lake Superior, the largest fresh-water lake in the world

Postcard of Cleveland near Lake Erie. ca. 1919, EAST 9TH STREET LOOKING TOWARDS LAKE ERIE, CLEVELAND, OHIO

Postcard of Airplane Flying over Beach at Cedar Point. ca. 1916, FINEST FRESH WATER BEACH IN THE WORLD, CEDAR POINT, OHIO

State of Wisconsin, United States, Relief Map
Relief map of the State of Wisconsin, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

State of Illinois, United States, True Colour Satellite Image
Satellite view of the State of Illinois, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites

Rwanda, Relief Map with Border and Mask
Relief map of Rwanda (with border and mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by landsat 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

United States, Relief Map with Border and Mask
Relief map of the United States (with border and mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by landsat 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

Uganda, Relief Map with Border and Mask
Relief map of Uganda (with border and mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by landsat 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

State of Indiana, United States, Relief Map
Relief map of the State of Indiana, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

Canada, Relief Map With Border and Mask
Relief map of Canada (with border and mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by landsat 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

United States and Canada, Relief Map with Border
Relief map of the United States and Canada (with border). This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

Province of Ontario, Canada, True Colour Satellite Image
Satellite view of Ontario, Canada. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites

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