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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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The Saint Paul near Lansing, Iowa

Date: 1904
Description: The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Later named the Senator. Small boats are line up on a pier ...
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The "Thistle" Behind a Building

Date: 1900
Description: The sternwheel excursion, "Thistle" on the river behind a building. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The "Thistle" ran between Oshkosh and Omro, via Butte d...
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Steamer "Fury"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steamer "Fury".
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Niagara Falls

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Description: Carte-de-visite of Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.
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View of Dock on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a dock and buildings on Lake Michigan.
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View in Red Banks

Date: 1899
Description: View of the banks.
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Children Under Canoe

Date: 1915
Description: Four children lay on their stomachs and pose underneath a canoe, which is overturned on the ground. They are near Delavan Lake.
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Shore near Red Banks

Date: 1936
Description: Shoreline and wavelets near Red Banks on Lake Michigan.
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Dam on Fox River

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Description: View towards far shoreline of dam on the Fox River at De Pere.
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Rainbow Falls

Date: 1936
Description: View across Rainbow Falls on the Wolf River, on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
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Fishing Village

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a fishing village at Gills Rock, at the tip of the Door County Peninsula. Two boats, many nets, and three men are visible, along with a ...
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Rocks at Cave Point

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the Lake Michigan shoreline and the rocks at Cave Point.
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Lake Menomin

Date: 1932
Description: View from shoreline of three men in a canoe on Lake Menomin near a point of land.
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Lake Monona Steamers

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Description: View from water towards shoreline of Lake Monona steamers "Tonyawatha" and "Winnequah" moored at the Angle Worm Station pier. There is a man standing in ea...
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Boats in Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of commercial boats in Manitowoc Harbor.
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The Shore Path, E.G. Uihlein's

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of the landscaped shoreline and path at Forest Glen, the estate of Edward G. Uihlein, on the western end of Geneva Lake. A flag flies above ...
Book or Pamphlet

Swan Dive

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of two divers in mid-air as other young men watch from the pier at the Y.M.C.A. camp on Geneva Lake. A sailboat is moored to the pier, which...
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel. The hotel, on the east shore of the lake, is located in Blooming Grove Township, just outside ...

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