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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
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The Gypsy at the La Crosse Levee

Date: 1900
Description: Riverboats tied at the levee in La Crosse with the Gypsy in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
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Steamer Quincy at Levee

Date: 1910
Description: The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La...
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Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River

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Description: The stern view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, on the Mississippi River. Later named J.S.
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Steamship Manitou, Northern Michigan Transit Co.

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Description: A drawing of the screw passenger and freight vessel, Manitou, underway with small boat in foreground. Later named Isle Royale.
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Curtiss with Langley's Aerodrome

Date: 06 1914
Description: The Aerodome, invented by Samuel Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as reconstructed by Glenn Curtiss at Hammondsport.
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On Mendota Lake near Varsity Boat House

Date: 1915
Description: View of a group of people in a large model launch with an American flag. Caption reads: "On Mendota Lake near University of Wisconsin-Madison Boat House."
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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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Steensland Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge with a boat and passengers passing beneath. Caption reads: "Steensland Bridge, Madison, Wis."
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Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
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River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: River view of Alma. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
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Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Rock River. Caption reads: "Rock River, N.W. Ry. Bridge, and glimpse of Beloit, Wis."
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Narrows Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Narrows Bridge, with a group of people on the left sitting and standing in a boat. The far shoreline is tree covered. Caption reads: "The Narro...
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Aerial Bridge, Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor

Date: 1913
Description: Aerial bridge and harbor, with a large boat passing underneath. A lamppost and a beacon are along the walkway towards the bridge on the left. Caption reads...
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Lake Geneva

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline of a steamboat landing on Lake Geneva. A group of women are gathered on the shore in the foreground. Caption reads: "Steamboat Landing,...
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Rock River

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Rock River, with boathouses along the right shoreline, and buildings in the distance on the left at a bend in the river. Pilings are in the for...
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View looking Southwest from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view of Fort Howard taken from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with the dam and river. A tugboat is in the river above the dam. Caption reads: "View o...
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Bay View Beach

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Bay View Beach, with several boats in the foreground, and buildings behind them. Caption reads: "Bay View Beach, Green Bay, Wis."
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Fox River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Fox River near the site of Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Old Fort Howard at Cross Fox River, Green Bay, Wis."
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St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum

Date: 11 10 1905
Description: A group of people are in a motorboat, named "Quo Vadis,, in the lake in front of St. Joseph's orphan asylum. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Gr...

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