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| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f... |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake. |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a Lake Monona pier with sailboats and a steamboat. |
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| Description: | Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water of a steamboat touring Lake Monona in Madison. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two steamboats docked at Lake Monona. Boat in foreground is identified as "Lake Side". A third boat is in the background. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards two small sidewheel steam launches on Lake Monona. The sign on the steam launch on the left side of the pier reads: "Scutanawbe... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | View down pier towards the "Columbia" steamboat at the boat landing. The shoreline is the the background. There are three or four people on the steamboat a... |
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| Description: | Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Young men and women are posing in boats near a shoreline. Two images ar... |
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| Description: | View across water towards the steamboat "Mendota" reflected in the water of Lake Mendota with at least nine people on board. The far shoreline is in the ba... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | View towards shoreline of a steamboat grounded near a wooden dock. An upside-down canoe or rowboat is propped on the dock. The far shoreline is in the back... |
| Date: | 04 17 1866 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the steamer "Scutanawbequon" being carried by a wagon to the lake for launching. This is probably a street on the Capitol Square. Many peo... |
| Date: | 04 17 1866 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the "Scutanawbequon," owned by Francis (Frank) Barnes, launched on April 17, 1866, with seven people aboard. "She was 50 feet lon... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for The Steam Yacht "Mendota." At the top is an engraving of the steam yacht under way loaded with passengers, and below is text. Some of the... |
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