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Steamboat "Clyde"

Date: 1870
Description: The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultura...
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Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad Depot

Date: 1913
Description: Depot owned by the Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad, which was owned by the N.C. Foster Lumber Company.
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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
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Milwaukee Bathing Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191...
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Milwaukee Snowstorm

Date: 1917
Description: Winter scene with a pedestrian holding an umbrella during a snowstorm, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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Grand Prize Automobile Race

Date: 10 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of drivers making last minute adjustments to their automobiles at the start of the Milwaukee Grand Prize race (later called the Amer...
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Race

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Description: Motorcyclists at the start of the race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Votes for Women

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Members of the Oshkosh Equal Suffrage League in their 4th of July float made up with a sail boat. Banners read "Votes for Women" and "We are Rudderless, We...
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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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Bow View of the Sidney

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Description: A bow view of the Sidney. Later named the Washington.
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The "Carl D. Bradley"

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Description: A bow view of the screw bulk freighter, "Carl D. Bradley," underway. Black smoke is pouring from smokestack.
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The Clyde Pushing a Tow

Date: 1899
Description: The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board.
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Excursion on Steamer "Sidney"

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Description: The sternwheel excursion, "Sidney," loading passengers at Red Wing. The gangplank is lowered and passengers are on deck and on the landing. Later named Was...
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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: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion, J.S., underway taken between 1901 and 1907. Oval picture inscribed Burlington, July 10, 1907.
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Excursion Steamer J.S. Landing Passengers

Date: 1901
Description: The sternwheel excursion, J.S., landing passengers, taken between 1901 and 1910. Crowds are on riverbank and there are buildings in background. A cr...
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Excursion Steamer J.S. Leaving for Winona

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Description: View along shoreline of the sternwheel excursion, J.S., getting ready to leave for Winona. A crowd is watching from the landing. A crane on the fron...

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