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Car Ferry

Date: 1920
Description: The Cassville Ferry with three cars and passengers, crossing the Mississippi River from Cassville to Turkey River, Iowa.
Photograph

Train on Ferry

Date: 
Description: View across water toward a railroad train and locomotive on a ferry going across the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
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Mississippi River Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river.
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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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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...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1939
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Transportation Map : Highways, Railroads, Canals, Air Lanes, and Dredged Channels

Date: 1944
Description: This nine-part map from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads identifies federal and state highways in Wisconsin by pavement type. County, forest, park, and publ...
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: This road map shows federal, state and county roads in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and the western portion of Michi...
Photograph

Car Ferry on Shoreline

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of ferry carrying three automobiles on the Mississippi River. An excursion boat is in the water nearby, and buildings are on the far sh...
Photograph

Cassville Ferry Boat

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

Map of the Boundary Line Between Ceded and Unceded Lands: Surveyed Under the Direction of The Hon. J.H. Eaton, Sec'y of War, Conformably to the Stipulations of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows the boundary lines between ceded and unceded land in compliance with the Treaty of Prairie du Chen of 1829. It also shows roads, rivers, por...
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: This map shows the entire state of Wisconsin as well as portions of Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Winnebago a...
Map or Atlas

1934 Road Map Wisconsin

Date: 1934
Description: This road map contains automobile routes for the state of Wisconsin as well as portions of Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan. Lake Michigan, Lake Sup...

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