Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultura... |
Date: | 1872 |
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Description: | Elevated view of nine rafters wintering at Reed's Landing. At left is Hiram Price, with L.W. Crane beside her. Third is Annie Girdon w... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, loaded with gunny sacks of wheat taken between 1872 and 1878. Men are unloading barrels and gunny sacks on a gangpl... |
Date: | 1899 |
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Description: | The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board. |
Date: | 1832 |
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Description: | An early type of sidewheel passenger and freight steamboat The Milwaukie, also known as The Milwaukee. It was used on Lake Erie and upper lak... |
Date: | 1868 |
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Description: | The sidewheel packet, Keokuk, loaded with passengers beside a barge at a landing. The landing is filled with people and horse-drawn vehicles. The si... |
Date: | 03 1866 |
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Description: | The sidewheel excursion, Phil Sheridan, at Wheeling, West Virginia in March, 1866. Sign on side of boat reads: "Cincinnati and Wheeling Packet, Phil... |
Date: | 1882 |
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Description: | The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. There is a bridge behind the boat on the left. S... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. The sign painted over the wheel reads: "Keokuk N... |
Date: | 1863 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the steamboat Golden Era, which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orle... |
Date: | 10 14 1871 |
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Description: | Pilgrims kneeling and praying at the holy well near Galway, Ireland. |
Date: | 09 01 1882 |
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Description: | View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ... |
Date: | 05 17 1870 |
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Description: | A large group, mainly men, are gathered behind the "Lake City Cornet Band" who are in uniform near a lake shore, possibly Lake Monona. The card was marked ... |
Date: | 1872 |
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Description: | Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the town, looking northwest. The Chippewa River is in the foreground, with a lot of buildings, an intersection, and distant hills. One bui... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | View of the town and Chippewa river, with a steamboat in the center along the riverbank. A smaller boat is next to the steamboat, with a man standing eithe... |
Date: | 1889 |
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Description: | Elevated view of Washington Street and the Fox River and buildings nearby. |
Date: | 1868 |
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Description: | Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The... |
Date: | 05 12 1894 |
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Description: | Steamboat Clifton pushing barges in the Ohio River. |
Date: | 05 13 1894 |
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Description: | View from shoreline of merchant boat, with the words Glass City on the side, floating down the Ohio River. |
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