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Manistee Ship

Date: 1880
Description: The screw passenger and freight vessel, Manistee. Faint typing on picture describes the loss of the Manistee on November 16, 1883. The ship <...
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Mataafa Freighter

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Description: Bow side view of the screw bulk freighter, Mataafa, underway. Originally named Pennsylvania.
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Chippewa Indian Cemetery

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Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian cemetery, Lake Vieux Desert.
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Chippewa Indian Village

Date: 1903
Description: Portion of a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian village at Lake Vieux Desert.
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The "Milwaukee" Sidewheel

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Description: The sidewheel passenger and freight, "Milwaukee," at Dewey Hill, Grand Haven, Michigan, at the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot.
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The Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 1859
Description: A page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with two sketches and a narrative of the sinking of the sidewheeler passenger, Lady Elgin, i...
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Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 1859
Description: A page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper detailing the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, in 1860. One sketch is of Edward...
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"Pere Marquette 18"

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Description: The screw rail ferry, "Pere Marquette 18." Man and boy watch from wooden pier in foreground.
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The Petoskey

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Description: A stern side view of the screw passenger and freight vessel, Petoskey, underway. Sign on ship reads Petoskey, Manistee.
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Sinking Boat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Lat...
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Sidewheel Packet Quincy Sinking

Date: 1906
Description: Sidewheel packet Quincy, sinking. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Later renamed the J.S.
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Lady Elgin at dock

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Description: A sketch of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, at her wharf in Chicago, Illinois.
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Lady Elgin Underway

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Description: Sketch of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin.
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The "South American"

Date: 07 1928
Description: The screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American," underway.
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"South American" near Lighthouse

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Description: The screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American," in a channel. Shore and lighthouse in foreground.
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Steamer Minnieta

Date: 1870
Description: The sternwheel excursion, Minnieta, on the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, in the 1870's.
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Steamer "Vernon"

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Description: The screw passenger and freight vessel, "Vernon," docked, with several small boats in the foreground. This ship was lost with all on board off Two Rivers P...
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Carpenters' Union

Date: 1953
Description: A group of carpenters pose in front of an unfinished building. The caption reads "Carpenters union donate wages to community fund".
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Help My Daddy Win

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Description: Kensell Willingham, son of a worker out for eight months on strike against O'Sullivan Rubber Company, holds a sign that reads "Help My Daddy Win". Caption ...
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Union Label Booth

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Description: A woman sits at a Union Label booth, perhaps at a county or state fair.

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