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| Date: | 1834 |
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| Description: | Peck-a-ton-oka (Pecatonica River) with Rodolf farm in the background. |
| Date: | 02 21 1874 |
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| Description: | African American boatmen run a rapids in a small river boat. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | View looking southeast over river from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator. |
| Date: | 03 13 1862 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks of the gunboat "Cinncinati" guarding Union approaches to Cairo on the Ohio River. |
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| Description: | The "Essex" (New Era) transformed into a gunboat, at anchor. Next to it is a smaller boat. |
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| Description: | "Ferry 'New Era' being transformed into a gunboat at St. Louis." Drawing includes workers building with lumber. |
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| Description: | An image from a sketchbook showing a hospital boat (possibly steamboat). |
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| Description: | Various small rough sketches of several boats and a vague image with a tent and trees. |
| Date: | 08 31 1885 |
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| Description: | Pencil on paper drawing of large house on hill above river, with rowboat and boathouse. The house has three stories, four chimneys, mansard roof, and long... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | View of Detroit with several boats and ships in (probably) the Detroit River. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee settlement. People are depicted doing work in boats along the shore. Original is a pen and ink drawing, presumably made ... |
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| Description: | View of Chicago from Chicago River. The homes of John Dean, J. Baptiste Beaubien, Dr. Walcott, and John Kinzie are identified by number. Fort Dearborn can ... |
| Date: | 1983 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of three fisherman, Clyde (Bud) Chamberlain with his creel, Stan Hamre, who has fallen backward into the water, and Carl Vo... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, the Lady Franklin operating on a frozen river. Male passengers and crew members are standing on t... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, Lady Franklin being pulled from water onto ice using its anchor. The vessel was built, but never ... |
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