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The "Hilton"

Date: 1910
Description: The "Hilton," a boat owned by the John Schroeder Lumber Company; captained by Harry Brower.
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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 of the Lady Elgin

Date: 09 22 1860
Description: Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ...
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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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Steamboat "John C. Mann"

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Description: The steamboat "John C. Mann" on drydock.
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Steamboat "Fashion"

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Description: Steamboat "Fashion" on the water.
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The "Sandusky," the "Shawnee" and the "Superior"

Date: 1880
Description: Three ships at dock, the "Superior," the "Sandusky," and the "Shawnee," all built in Gibralter, Michigan.
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"Diamond Jo" Steamboat

Date: 1875
Description: View down hill towards "Diamond Jo" steamboat docked on the shoreline of the Mississippi River while goods are being loaded onto the steamboat.
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"Ottumwa Belle" on the Mississippi River

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Description: "Ottumwa Belle" on the Mississippi River. Built in 1895, the sternwheel rafter was used on the Mississippi River until 1920, when the rafter was renamed "I...
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Levee with Steamboats

Date: 1904
Description: Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

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Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
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Saloon of a Sailing Ship

Date: 1835
Description: An illustration of three men sitting at a table in a saloon on a steamboat.
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Steamboat with Crowded Decks

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Description: View from shoreline of a large crowd of people posing on the decks of a docked steamboat. There is a row of men standing along the top of the ship. On the ...
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Sunken Steamboat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: View across water towards the steamer Quincy, of the Diamond Jo Line, partially sunken into the Mississippi River and listing to port near the shore...
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Steamboat Annie Laurie

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Description: View across water towards the front left side of the Steamboat Annie Laurie. There is a man inside the pilot house, and the roof bell has what appea...
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Mississippi Steamboat Quincy

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Description: View towards the front right of the Quincy, with passengers posing and waving along the decks. There is an oval insert at bottom right with a view t...
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Steamboat Saint Joseph

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Description: View across water towards the front of the Saint Joseph. The stages are suspended by the bows. Many of the passengers are posing along the front rai...

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