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| Date: | 10 19 1911 |
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| Description: | Aviator Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss flying boat on the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 10 19 1911 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View from Brisbois Point. Prairie du Chien lies below, and beyond the Mississippi River rise Iowa's hills. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the north side of town, from high on the bluff. Caption reads: "'Birdseye' No. End Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View along curving railroad tracks towards town, with the river along the right. St. Mary's Academy is among trees in the center. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from the bluffs in or near McGregor, Iowa. A fence and trees are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Mississippi River from the Brisbois Mansion. Left to right: Dousman House Hotel, railroad station, electrical plant smokestack, Diamond Jo warehouse, and a... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Dousman House as seen from the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Dousman House, East Bank of Mississippi River, Prairie Du Chien, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Dousman Hotel seen from an elevated view of the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the long roof of the Diamond Jo warehouse. The Mississippi River is on the left, with hills in the background. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Diamond Jo warehouse. A bridge over the Mississippi River is in the background. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across Mississippi Rover towards the Diamond Jo warehouse along the shoreline. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad pontoon bridge between Marquette, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The Highway bridge over the Mississippi River, erected in 1931-1932. View looking west toward Iowa. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pontoon Bridge. Caption reads: "Largest Pontoon Bridge in the U.S. Scene at the Tri Cities, North and South McGergor and Prairie du Chien.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the bridge across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa. Caption reads: "Suspension Bridge Between... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the bridge over the Mississippi River, built in 1874 and destroyed in 1910. Bluffs are in the background. |
| Date: | 09 1928 |
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| Description: | A clam fisher in a boat on the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien. Attached to the long rod are many small hooks similar to grappling hooks. As the bo... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Mississippi River from a bluff. There is a farm and other houses along the shoreline, and in the foreground a boy stands on the bluff ... |
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