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| Date: | 09 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Cooks prepare food on a large iron stove while a worker stands holding coffee. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car fer... |
| Date: | 09 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Four workers operating an "ancient" winch. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the ... |
| Date: | 09 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers shoveling coal into furnace. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the Nation... |
| Date: | 09 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers eating dinner. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the National Maritime Un... |
| Date: | 09 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers' toilet. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the National Maritime Union (N... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Merrimac ferry approaching shore with several automobiles and a large truck aboard. In the foreground is a sign that reads: "Keep Bac... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | View from road of the ferry "Colsac II" arriving at the shoreline of the Wisconsin River, with an automobile on the right waiting to board. |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a woman standing on a riverbank waving at the Merrimac ferry. |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | The Merrimac Ferry is on the river with a pick-up truck aboard. A rowboat rests on a pier in the foreground. A man wearing a hat rests his foot on the rail... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view through trees from shoreline of the Merrimac ferry with automobiles aboard. A sign on the ferry says: "Colsac". |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry loaded with automobiles. There is an American flag flying on the ferry. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac" with an American flag. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac II" is seen on the Wisconsin River behind two signs. The signs read, "Road Closed" and "Ferry Opens April 15". |
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| Description: | A close view of the Merrimac ferry "Colsac I" with a sign reading, "Stop Your Motor When Ferry Is Moving". |
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| Description: | Automobiles line up to wait for the Merrimac ferry "Colsac". |
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| Description: | A view of the Brownrich ferry carrying a horse and wagon. |
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| Description: | Two images of ferries as printed on a postcard. The top image is the ferry "Colsac" on the Wisconsin River. The bottom image is simply described as an earl... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| 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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