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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 15 1946
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...
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Ferry Boat

Date: 1921
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" ...
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1961
Description: View from shoreline of a woman standing on a riverbank waving at the Merrimac ferry.
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Merrimac Ferry near Pier

Date: 1961
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...
Postcard

Colsac Ferry with Flag

Date: 
Description: The Merrimac ferry "Colsac" with an American flag.
Postcard

"Colsac II" Ferry

Date: 
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".
Postcard

Brownrich Ferry

Date: 
Description: A view of the Brownrich ferry carrying a horse and wagon.
Postcard

Two Views of Ferries

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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...
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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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Railroad Car Ferry

Date: 
Description: View of railroad cars being ferried across the river.
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Horse-Powered River Ferry

Date: 1907
Description: Horse-powered Mississippi River Ferry. This ferry was operated between Turkey river, Iowa and Cassville, Wisconsin by Alfred Dietrich.
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Mississippi River Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline of man examining a rowboat while crouching in the water wearing boots. Behind him is a ferry. There are several men on the shore watch...
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Ferry

Date: 1910
Description: A man and boy wearing hats and overalls stand on a ferry docked at the shoreline. On the ferry is a car. The far shoreline and low hills are in the backgro...
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Cassville Ferry Boat

Date: 1915
Description: Ferry tied up at the Cassville dock. A number of men are standing along the shoreline.
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook: 1941 Season Trip #3 Highlights

Date: 07 22 1941
Description: Scrapbook page of trip highlights from a bike hosteling trip to Pine Bluff (Dane County), Sauk City (Sauk County), and Okee (Columbia County), sponsored by...
Photograph

Car Ferry Barges No. 1

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of a barge with four men standing on the deck. The ferry is carrying a large load.
Postcard

Washington Island Ferry "Voyageur"

Date: 1961
Description: Color postcard view of the "Voyageur," a car and passenger ferry operating between mainland Door County and Washington Island. Two motorboats are moored on...
Postcard

Washington Island Ferry "Eyrarbakki"

Date: 1950
Description: View from dock towards the Washington Island Ferry, "Eyrarbakki." There is a person sitting on a post on the dock.
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Surveying the Bow of the Milwaukee

Date: 08 03 2014
Description: Underwater view of an archeologist examining the bow of the Milwaukee.
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Survey of the Milwaukee

Date: 08 03 2014
Description: Underwater view of an archeologist surveying the site of the sunken Milwaukee. The archeologist is swimming over a measuring tape, which runs from t...

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