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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Cassville Ferry with three cars and passengers, crossing the Mississippi River from Cassville to Turkey River, Iowa. |
| Date: | 12 1948 |
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| Description: | Two men docking a ferry boat at La Pointe in December. Ferry service closed two days after this photograph was taken. |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | View of the ferry "Gar-How" taken from on board the ferry "Island Queen" while both were docked at Madeline Island. The "Gar-How" was named after Howard Ru... |
| Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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| Description: | Steel-hulled ferry "Nichevo II" at the city dock in La Pointe. The "Nichevo II" began service in 1962. It was built by Fraser Shipyards of Superior for Har... |
| Date: | 09 1947 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water toward the Larks Hotel and ferry. Caption reads: "Larks Hotel, Wisconsin Dells." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Car ferry on the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. A ferry has operated at this site since the 1840's. In 1924 the privately owned ferry was replaced by this wo... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Car boarding the ferry on left side. The far shoreline can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A car ferry transporting a car on Lake Superior between LaPointe, Madeline Island, and Bayfield. Two men are sitting on a bench near the car, and a shoreli... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A man stands holding a rope on an auto ferry dock. The ferry was powered by an International P-12 power unit and provided transportation to Ridge Island. A... |
| Date: | 08 24 1964 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of two ferry boats in Lake Michigan. These two boats were once used as Mackinac Straits ferry boats and were later used as potato packi... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of the Richmond and Dresden ferry in the Kennebec River, about to land. A man and a horse with cart are on the ferry. Several canoes and a sailboat is... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Two passengers stand over a bench and look out of the ferry towards the water. The developed shoreline and a pier with a seagull perched on top can be see... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Men, women and children transporting horses and a loaded wagon across a river on a ferry. |
| 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. |
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