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Sternwheel Steamboat J.S.

Date: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion boat, J.S., at a landing at Cassville. People with umbrellas wait on shore. Inscribed Souvenir J.S. The J.S....
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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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Constructing Brush Dam on Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of men working to construct a brush dam about seven miles north of Cassville. There are two groups of well-dressed people, who appear to ...
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Excursion Steamer Capitol

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Description: View from shoreline of the "Capitol" excursion steamer pulled up to the bank of the Mississippi. The steamer has three or four decks, and elaborately detai...
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Three Men at Mechanic's Rock

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of three men standing in the water at Mechanic's Rock on the Mississippi River.
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Wisconsin Delegation to the Mississippi River Parkway Meeting

Date: 08 1950
Description: Group portrait of six men and one woman, taken at the headwaters of the Mississippi River, Itasca State Park. C.L. (Neal) Harrington is standing at the far...
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Steamer "Ideal" Excursion

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Description: The steamer "Ideal" docked at Fountain City with passengers disembarking. Caption reads: "Steamer 'Ideal' Excursion, Fountain City, Wis."
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Actors in the Taking Possession Pageant

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: From left to right are E.D. Rounds, W.W. Bartell, and Joseph Schafer. They were participants in a reenactment of a ceremony in which Nicolas Perrot claimed...
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Men with Historic Highway Marker

Date: 05 08 1927
Description: Two men are standing by a sign, near a fence, marking the former location of Fort Antoine.

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