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La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet

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Description: Steamboat on the shoreline of the Mississippi River with passengers. Caption reads: "La Crosse, Winona and Wabasha Daily Packet."
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Steamboat on Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Mississippi in the vicinity of Indian Mound Park. A woman sits on the riverbank in the foreground and the river winds t...
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Steamer "Dubuque"

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Description: View of the steamboat "Dubuque" docked in the Mississippi River. Passengers are on the ship decks and smoke is coming out of several nearby smokestacks. Ca...
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Steamboat "Cape Girardeau"

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Description: View of the steamboat "Cape Girardeau" in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Many passengers are on the ship decks. The sign on the ship reads: "So...
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Steamer "Cape Girardeau"

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Description: View of the steamship "Cape Girardeau" in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau. Many passengers are on board the ship, which is preparing to land. The...
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Steamboat Quincy Sinking in the Mississippi River

Date: 1906
Description: Group of people stand on pier near the Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906. It was raised and renamed the J.S. There are men on th...
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Scenery above La Crosse

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Description: La Crosse and scenery above.
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Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Democrats

Date: 1972
Description: Before or after a Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Democrats softball game. Congressman David Obey holds up a concept rendering the future Richard I. Bong Memorial ...
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Pageant of Taking Possession

Date: 05 07 1927
Description: Actors taking part in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoi...
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Actors near Indian Lodge

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: A group of actors, some in Native American clothing, are posing by an Indian lodge. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas P...
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Group of Actors in Reenactment

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: A large group of actors posing together outdoors while in costume. They are participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the...
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Taking Possession Pageant

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Actors performing in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed the territory of the upper Mississippi River for France at Fort St. Antoin...
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Site of Perrot's Wintering Post

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over trees towards the Mississippi River. 1885-90. Across the field in the foreground are people with an American flag standing along the sho...

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