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Bow View of the Sidney

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Description: A bow view of the Sidney. Later named the Washington.
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Robinson at Prairie du Chien

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: Aviator Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss flying boat on the Mississippi River.
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Robinson Landing on the Mississippi River

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: A crowd gathered on the Mississippi River shoreline near Prairie du Chien. They are watching pioneer aviator Hugh Robinson taxi his Curtiss flying boat.
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Pile-Pontoon Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the pile-pontoon railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The bridge was built and patented by John Lawler in 187...
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Bay State House

Date: 1895
Description: View down road with the Bay State House on the left. Three houses and a barbershop also line the street. A lamppost is in the left foreground. The Mississ...
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Elevated View of Town from Bluff

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis."
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Town and St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1905
Description: View along curving railroad tracks towards town, with the river along the right. St. Mary's Academy is among trees in the center.
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View from Bluffs

Date: 1893
Description: View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa.
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View from Bluffs

Date: 1910
Description: View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa. A fence and trees are in the foreground.
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Mississippi River

Date: 1931
Description: Mississippi River from the Brisbois Mansion. Left to right: Dousman House Hotel, railroad station, electrical plant smokestack, Diamond Jo warehouse, and a...
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Dousman House Hotel

Date: 1900
Description: The Dousman Hotel seen from an elevated view of the Mississippi River.
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Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view over the long roof of the Diamond Jo warehouse. The Mississippi River is on the left, with hills in the background.
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Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1930
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Diamond Jo warehouse. A bridge over the Mississippi River is in the background.
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Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1930
Description: View across Mississippi Rover towards the Diamond Jo warehouse along the shoreline.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad pontoon bridge between Marquette, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien.
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Highway Bridge

Date: 1935
Description: The Highway bridge over the Mississippi River, erected in 1931-1932. View looking west toward Iowa.
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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Bridge, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the bridge across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa. Caption reads: "Suspension Bridge Between...
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Bridge over Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River, built in 1874 and destroyed in 1910. Bluffs are in the background.
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Fishing Nets on Mississippi River

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Description: Fishing nets and implements and boats along the shoreline of the Mississippi River, with buildings visible in the background.

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