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Goodrich Line Passenger Ferries

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Description: Elevated view of two Goodrich Line passenger ferries docked on the west bank of the Milwaukee River, north of the Clybourn Street bridge. The Pabst buildin...
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"Christopher Columbus" Steamer Pulled by Tugboats

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Description: Looking north on the Milwaukee River as the whaleback excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" is guided by tugboats at about St. Paul Avenue.
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Ice-Covered Car Ferry

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Description: An ice-covered car ferry, possibly docking in a harbor.
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Buildings and a Ferry

Date: 1930
Description: View toward pedestrians on a road between buildings leading to a ferry at the wharf in the harbor.
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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"J.C. Ames" Car Ferry

Date: 1890
Description: The "J.C. Ames," a Lake Michigan car ferry, probably in the South Chicago harbor. There is a railroad bridge visible in the background.
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Kewaunee Carferry

Date: 09 15 1960
Description: View across water towards a carferry named "City of Flint," moored at a dock. There are buildings on the dock on the right.
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Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry Slip

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: Carferry slip with pilings in the foreground, and a shoreline in the background. The pier is made of timbers. In the background on the left is a factory wi...

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