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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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Steamer J.S.

Date: 1901
Description: The sternwheel excursion, J.S., taken near Wabasha. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Wabasha, Minn."
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Steamer Quincy at Levee

Date: 1910
Description: The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La...
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Steamer St. Paul on Mississippi River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River taken in 1909. St. Paul, Minnesota is seen in the background. Later n...
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The Tashmoo

Date: 1905
Description: View across water toward the left side of the sidewheel. Caption reads: "The 'Tashmoo,' Port Huron, Mich."
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Fountain City

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Fountain City with the Mississippi River in the background.
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Paddle Steamer "Grand" Stranded on the Wisconsin River

Date: 04 20 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of a paddle steamer on the Wisconsin River near Boscobel. Written on the hull of the boat is the text: "Steamer-Grand-Stranded-Near-B...
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Scene of Town and Boat Up River

Date: 1908
Description: Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo...
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A Scene from the River

Date: 08 03 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,...
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Steamer "Dubuque"

Date: 1911
Description: Rear view of the sternwheel paddle boat 'Dubuque of ?" on the Mississippi River near Cassville, Wisconsin. This postcard is marked 'Souvenir' by Frank Feik...
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Raft Scene & Pontoon Bridge

Date: 12 07 1907
Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a paddle steamer towing rafts loaded with logs through an open pontoon bridge on the Mississippi River. Caption read...
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River Front and Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across the Mississippi River towards the city of La Crosse. Two riverboats are at the river's edge. Caption reads: "River Front and Harbor, La Crosse,...
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La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the La Crosse Harbor. On the right are two people in a small excursion boat. Along the shoreline is the paddle steamer "St. Paul,...
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Steamer "Le Fevre" Coming Through Bridge

Date: 04 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Le Fevre' Coming Through Bridge, Winneconne, Wis." A steamer passes through the "lost through truss swing bridge" over the W...
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Steamer "Thistle"

Date: 10 11 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Thistle,' Winneconne, Wis." Many passengers pose on the deck of a steamer on Lake Winneconne. The shoreline in the backgroun...
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Boat Landing and Steamboat

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin." The steamboat "Apollo No. 1" at the Dells Boat Landing on the Wisconsin River. A building and ...
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Steamer "Winnebago"

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Winnebago' at Dells Boat Co. Landing, The Dells, Kilbourn, Wis." The steamboat "Winnebago," with passengers, at the Dells Bo...

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