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People aboard Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: People seated in a small steamboat tied at a pier on a lake. A flag flies from the bow and there is a two-story frame house on the shore. This photograph m...
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The Ohio River

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Ohio River near Georgetown, with housing visible on the opposite shore and a small dock in the foreground.
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High Tide in Nome, Alaska

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Description: A view of the city at high tide. Text on the photograph reads, "Nome. For Five Months in the Year Nome Can Be Reached by Steamship. Its Distance From Sea...
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"General Allen" Steamer near Riverside Store

Date: 1929
Description: View from right rear of the "General Allen" steamer pushing a barge on the Mississippi River. Smoke is pouring out of the two funnels at the front of the s...

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