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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18. Flags are flying, including one with her name and the American flag. This was Chicago's largest excursion b... |
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| Description: | Colorized view depicting the passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," approaching the East Water Street Bridge. Caption reads: "Whaleback Steame... |
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| Description: | Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across water towards an excursion boat moored at the shoreline of Riverside Park. There are houses beyond, and in the distance is a smokestack. Captio... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard across water, showing launch owned by Schlitz Brewery of Milwaukee operating on Stone Lake. Caption reads: "Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the North Side Landing. There is a covered tour boat at the edge of the lake and passengers on board. At the shoreline is a cabin... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of boats, including an excursion boat, on the shoreline and along both sides of a pier. There are three men on the pier at Kirkland Lan... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Eagle River dock, with excursion boats and a tug boat alongside two long piers in the foreground, and a steel frame bridge in the back... |
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| Description: | Drawing of a map showing the cruise routes from Eagle Inn Dock and the points of interest. There is a schedule and rates on the reverse. |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River at Kilbourn. A canoe is along the shoreline in the foreground, and excursion boats ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View down a dock with two boats on either side. A man is standing on the one on the left. There is a boathouse on the lakeshore, with several canoes and ro... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Pulpit Rock and Baby Grand Piano. The Ducks, Wisconsin Dells." Text on the "Duck" reads: "Amazing Land and Water Dells Tours." The na... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Yellow Thunder at Chimney Rock. Olson Boat Company." The tour boat "Yellow Thunder" with visitors viewing Chimney Rock, a formation o... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "North Star at Chimney Rock." The tour boat "North Star" with visitors viewing Chimney Rock, a formation on the shore of the Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "Up the River from the Mouth of Cold Water Cañon, Wisconsin Dells." Two children are on a rock shelf on the lower right, gazing at... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "At the Hawk's Bill, Wisconsin Dells, Wis." Tour boats filled with sightseers on the Wisconsin River. Trees are clinging on the side o... |
| Date: | 10 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lone Rock. Lower Dells, Wis." The tour boat "Josephine" from the Dells Boat Company glides past an island rock formation. Trees and f... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "'Capt. Herb Droste' and the 'Josephine,' Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A tour boat and the captain, moored at the Dells Boat Company dock wi... |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Excursion Boats, Foot of Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minn." People are standing along the wharf, and crowds of people are on the boats. The b... |
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