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| Date: | 1870 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | The harbor, showing the sidewheel packet, "Belle of La Crosse," and the sidewheel ferry "Alex McGregor." Other boats are also seen including two barges loa... |
| Date: | 03 1866 |
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| Description: | The sidewheel excursion, Phil Sheridan, at Wheeling, West Virginia in March, 1866. Sign on side of boat reads: "Cincinnati and Wheeling Packet, Phil... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. There is a bridge behind the boat on the left. S... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Madison. The Lakeside House resort is in the foreground, which burned in 1877, in what is now Olin Park. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society, which was then under construction. A large group ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of downtown Black River Falls. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved Main Street, with storefronts on the right, including a restaurant and meat market. Caption reads: "Main Street". |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of lower Main Street lined with electric power lines and storefronts. Caption reads: "Lower Main Street, Fort Atkinson, Wis." |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Elevated view showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with a boat, train, and the buildings at Fort Howard. Fort Howard was incorporated into Green Bay. Captio... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Main Street, looking east at storefronts. Booths with flags and bunting are set up on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Main Street, Looking Ea... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Main Street on the corner of Washington Street shops. Caption reads: "Main St, Cor Washington, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Looking down one of Whitehall's streets with horses, carriages, men and stores. A wagon is unloading tobacco. Caption at bottom reads: "Delivering Tobacco ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View down unpaved Main Street. Commercial buildings are along the right side of the street. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | The Killbourne residence, the home of E. B. Kilbourne, 927 Superior Avenue. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the J.H. Kelley house. The home was located at the Northwest corner of Wisconsin Avenue and 8th Street, which is now the Southeast... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Rock formation, The Sphinx, on Stockton Island of the Apostle Islands. Steamer "Edna" in background on Lake Superior. |
| Date: | 02 1896 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of a Pope's Army Tandem bicycle outfitted with skis, two sleep rolls, a rifle, and two hand guns. |
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