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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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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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Sidewheel Packet in Harbor

Date: 1873
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...
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Sidewheel Excursion Boat at Wheeling, West Virginia

Date: 03 1866
Description: The sidewheel excursion, Phil Sheridan, at Wheeling, West Virginia in March, 1866. Sign on side of boat reads: "Cincinnati and Wheeling Packet, Phil...
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The Red Wing on the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1882
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...
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Bird's-Eye View of Madison, Wisconsin and Its Surroundings

Date: 1870
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.
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East Entrance of State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: East entrance of State Historical Society of Wisconsin showing the decorative details of the building. This detail shows the four lion's heads and columns.
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Construction Workers at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Workers during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...
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View of Bascom Hall

Date: 1899
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 ...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 01 13 1898
Description: Elevated view of State Historical Society of Wisconsin, under construction, showing the first floor of building, with Music Hall in the background.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Under Construction

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Under Construction

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of the east side of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, during construction. Details of interior, including ceiling and arches.
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Construction of State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers.
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View looking east from Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of downtown Black River Falls.
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Walters Brewery in Eau Claire

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Walters Brewery with adjacent buildings. Caption reads: "Birdseye View of Watters Brewery, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1885
Description: View across unpaved Main Street, with storefronts on the right, including a restaurant and meat market. Caption reads: "Main Street".
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1890
Description: Driveway leading to the German Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Lake Geneva Pier

Date: 1885
Description: View down pier towards shoreline and building at Lake Geneva at Montague's and Porter's resort, later W.F. Furbecks, at the site of Fontana Park or Buena V...

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