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Car Ferry

Date: 1920
Description: The Cassville Ferry with three cars and passengers, crossing the Mississippi River from Cassville to Turkey River, Iowa.
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The "Lion" Steamboat

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Description: View of the steamboat the "Lion" on the Mississippi River, at sunset.
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Belle of La Crosse at a Landing on the Upper Mississippi River

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Description: The sidewheel packet, Belle of La Crosse, at a landing on the Upper Mississippi River. The sidewheel was built in 1868 and burned while in winter qu...
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View of Town on Mississippi River

Date: 1887
Description: View over Mississippi River of town on shoreline with bluff in the background.
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Mississippi River and Bluffs

Date: 03 31 1938
Description: Mississippi River from the bluffs and hills of western Wisconsin, looking south.
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Couple on Riverfront

Date: 1998
Description: A couple walking along the riverfront in winter, with a bridge across the Mississippi in the background.
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Man Diving into Mississippi River

Date: 1925
Description: A man diving off a pier into the Mississippi River. Another man is swimming in the water, while other men and boys are standing on the floating pier.
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Rowboats and Young People Fishing

Date: 1890
Description: Oblique view from the Mississippi River. Two young women are in a rowboat near the shoreline, and two young men are fishing in the river. Alma at the foot ...
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Bridge in Fog

Date: 2010
Description: Bridge over the Mississippi River on foggy morning.
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Horse-Powered River Ferry

Date: 1907
Description: Horse-powered Mississippi River Ferry. This ferry was operated between Turkey river, Iowa and Cassville, Wisconsin by Alfred Dietrich.
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Hartford Cottage on the Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: A small cottage in a wooded setting. There is a small boat with a man on the shoreline. There is a steep bluff on the far shoreline. A Frank Feiker 'Souven...
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Mississippi River Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline of man examining a rowboat while crouching in the water wearing boots. Behind him is a ferry. There are several men on the shore watch...
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Flood at Cassville

Date: 1910
Description: A view of flooding in a residential area. Two women are posing near a tree on the left.
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Steamboat "Henry Bosse" at Dock

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline of a group of people standing on the "Henry Bosse" steamboat, a two-decked sternwheeler. The steamboat is attached to a barge along the...
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Jacko Slough

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline of a man fishing on a bank while smoking a pipe in Jacko Slough.
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Small Launch with Group of People

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline of group of people on an excursion boat which is along the shoreline.
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Small Motor Cruiser on the Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: The cruiser is tied-up on the beach shore.
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Geo. Hartman Fish Market

Date: 1910
Description: Five men posing in front of the floating fish market, which is on the shore of the Mississippi River. One of the men is holding a large buffalo fish. The m...
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Small Boats on Shoreline of Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of small launch with two canoes and a rowboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River. There is a child in the canoe in the foregroun...
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Steamboat on the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View over water of a three-decked sternwheeler loaded with passengers and flying two large flags. The one at the back is a United States flag. There is a s...

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