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Juliusspital Apotheke

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Description: The palace-like Juliusspital was founded in 1576 by Prince Bishop Julius Echter as a refuge for the sick and the poor. The Rococo apothecary (reproduction ...
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W.F. Trukenbrod's Pharmacy

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Description: Interior view of Trukenbrod's Pharmacy. The signs in the rear of the store proclaim that they are proprietors of both "Prescriptions" and "Paints" alike, w...
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Happy New Year from Trukenbrod's

Date: 1919
Description: W.F. Trukenbrod posing on the sidewalk underneath the awning of his store for this New Year's postcard. Text on right reads: "We Wish You A Happy New Year ...
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Cassidy Drugstore

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Description: Employees stand near the soda fountain at the Cassidy Drugstore.
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Professor Moore at the College of Agriculture

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Description: Professor R. A. Moore lecturing to a group of boys at the UW-Madison College of Agriculture. Moore was a long-time director of short course work and a lead...
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Chippewas Gathering Wild Rice

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Description: Illustration of three Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians gathering wild rice into a canoe.
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Longfellow School 4th Grade

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Longfellow School's 4th grade class seated at their desks as their teacher stands at the back of the classroom.
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Band Excursion

Date: 08 25 1912
Description: A band excursion on the sternwheel excursion, "Thistle." The sternwheel was previously named "J.H. Crawford."
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The "Boscobel"

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Description: The screw tug, "Boscobel" built in 1881, is at a wooden dock with cordwood stacked on deck inside her forward gangway, perhaps indicating that she burned w...
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The Bow View of the "South American"

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Description: A bow view of the screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American," docked. Passengers are waiting on the pier.
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The "Christopher Columbus" Underway

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Description: The screw passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus" underway on the Great Lakes. Decks are filled with passengers. The "Christopher Columbus" was ...
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Sunken Boat "Quincy"

Date: 1906
Description: Bow of the sidewheel packet, "Quincy," sunk in 1906. People are standing on temporary pier beside her. Later raised and renamed the "J.S."
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Drawing of The Milwaukie Steamboat

Date: 1832
Description: An early type of sidewheel passenger and freight steamboat The Milwaukie, also known as The Milwaukee. It was used on Lake Erie and upper lak...
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Excursion steamer Christopher Columbus leaving Chicago

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Description: The screw passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," leaving Chicago. Skyline of Chicago is in background with one building with sign reading Armo...
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Excursion Steamer J.S.

Date: 1901
Description: The sternwheel excursion, J.S. in the middle of the Mississippi River. The opposite shoreline is in the background.
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Five Deck Excursion Steamer St. Paul and Alton Bridge

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Description: The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, underway. In the background is the Alton Bridge. Later named Senator.
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Ferry at Frankfort

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Description: The screw ferry, Ann Arbor No. 7, at Frankfort. Later named Viking, then Viking I. Caption reads: "Frankfort, Mich."
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Paper Mill

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Description: Unidentified paper mill. The holding pond for the paper mill is in the foreground.
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Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

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Description: Loggers gathered in the bunk house. Boots and socks dry above the stove.
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The Azov of Hamilton

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Description: The schooner "Azov of Hamilton" on the River St. Clair. The "Azov of Hamilton" was a 108 foot, 195 ton Canadian schooner built in 1866.

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