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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The sternwheel excursion, Thistle, by a landing. Passengers wait on shore. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The Thistle ran between Oshkosh and Omro, WI vi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The sternwheel excursion, Thistle on the Fox River, Wisconsin. Previously named J.H. Crawford. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The sternwheel excursion, Thistle, carrying an excursion party on the Fox River. The fare from Berlin to Oshkosh, a distance of about 25 miles was ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Side view of the sternwheel excursion, Thistle with her decks full of passengers. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The Thistle ran betw... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a... |
| Date: | 06 25 1910 |
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| Description: | The wreck of the sternwheel excursion, J.S., after being destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "This wreck of the Str. J.S. Burned June 25, 1910, now ly... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | "The Dells," a brochure issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to advertise the Wisconsin Dells, a destination only five hours fr... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fountain City with the Mississippi River in the background. |
| Date: | 07 04 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a Curtiss biplane flying over the harbor. The steamship "Three States" are in the center, and several similar ships are in the distance, including ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of the steamboat "Keystone State" on the Ohio River. "Keystone State" is painted on the rear of the ship. A small paddle ship is nearby, and the tow... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the steamboat "Virginia" underneath a bridge in the Ohio River near Wheeling. "Virginia" is painted on the rear of the ship. A second bridge is in ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of the U.S. snagboat "E.A. Woodruff" at a wharf. "U.S. Snag Boat E.A. Woodruff" signs are on the side of the boat. A bridge and two paddle ships are... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon... |
| Date: | 04 20 1909 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 03 1913 |
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| 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,... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A man and a child pose on the dock of a paddle ferry boat named "Dewey." An American flag is affixed to the boat, there is a bell attached on a platform ne... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Color illustration of the Rush Street Bridge and Chicago River as it appeared in 1861. Includes the C.H. McCormick Reaper Works on the far side of the rive... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of three steamboats at dock. Men are sitting and standing on the boats. Partial names of two of the boats are visible. |
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