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Post Office in Rabbit Hash

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: Exterior view of the Wilson Riddell general store, with a horse-drawn wagon parked in front. There is a post office and paint shop attached to the store. S...
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Two Doves Houseboat

Date: 05 07 1894
Description: View of a houseboat named "Two Doves" on the Ohio River.
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Ferry near Hotel

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: View of a ferry with the name Liberty from the Ohio River. A row of buildings in the background along a street near the river include a hotel.
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Steamboat Clifton and Coal Barges

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Steamboat Clifton pushing barges in the Ohio River.
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Merchant Boat on Ohio River

Date: 05 13 1894
Description: View from shoreline of merchant boat, with the words Glass City on the side, floating down the Ohio River.
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Rowboat and Ferry

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: A rowboat full of passengers floats alongside a ferry, which travels between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, and Rising Sun, Indiana. On the side of the ferry are s...
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Ferry and Ferryman

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: A ferryman poses on his docked ferry. Two horses are loaded on the ferry.
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Junk Boat

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Several men pose on the deck of a junk boat called "Ivory Wood No. 3" on the Indian Kentucky River.
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Crowd on a Wharf

Date: 05 29 1894
Description: A crowd of people gathered on a wharf with boats in the foreground.
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Bethel, a Church Boat

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: View of a church boat called "Bethel" on the river.
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A Trader's Houseboat

Date: 06 06 1894
Description: A trader's houseboat with the misspelled message on the outer walls, "Lisens expyrs May 24 1895."
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Cave In Rock

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: A large cave in the rock palisade along the river. An advertisement for St. Jacobs Oil is painted above the entrance to the cave.

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