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Steamships Arriving at Fox's Dock

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of three steamships arriving at Fox's Dock, an island in Lake Erie. People are waiting on the docks. A smaller ship is in the dock area as we...
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Steamboats Along the Wharf

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Description: View of several steamboats docked at the wharf. The ship on the right is the "Silver Crescent." The ship on the far left bears the logo "St. Louis Quincy &...
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Steamship "J.S."

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Description: View of the steamship "J.S." in the Mississippi River near Keokuk. Passengers are on board the ship decks, and the initials "J.S." are on the top portion o...
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Steamship "David Swain"

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Description: View of the steamship "David Swain" docked in the water near Chillicothe. The sign painted on the side of the ship reads: "Lasalle & Peoria Packet David Sw...
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Curtiss Biplane Over Harbor

Date: 07 04 1911
Description: View of a Curtiss biplane flying over the harbor. The steamship "Three States" are in the center, and several similar ships are in the distance, including ...
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Steamer "Dubuque"

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Description: View of the steamboat "Dubuque" docked in the Mississippi River. Passengers are on the ship decks and smoke is coming out of several nearby smokestacks. Ca...
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Steamship "Fred Herold"

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Description: View of the steamship "Fred Herold" in the Mississippi River near Cairo. "Fred Herold" is painted on the ship, and "Lee Line St. Louis & Memphis" is painte...
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Steamboat "Cape Girardeau"

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Description: View of the steamboat "Cape Girardeau" in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Many passengers are on the ship decks. The sign on the ship reads: "So...
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Steamer "Cape Girardeau"

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Description: View of the steamship "Cape Girardeau" in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Many passengers are on board the ship, which is preparing to land. The...
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Steamship "Cape Girardeau"

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Description: View from shoreline of the steamship "Cape Girardeau" in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Many passengers are on board the ship as it prepares to...
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Steamship "Island Queen"

Date: 1930
Description: View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ...
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"City Of Muskogee" Steamboat

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Description: View of the docked steamboat "City Of Muskogee". "City Of Muskogee" is painted on the rear and top of the boat. Banners reading "Bound For Oklahoma" and "T...
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Car Ferry on Shoreline

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of ferry carrying three automobiles on the Mississippi River. An excursion boat is in the water nearby, and buildings are on the far sh...
Postcard

Launch on Stone Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard across water, showing launch owned by Schlitz Brewery of Milwaukee operating on Stone Lake. Caption reads: "Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis....

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