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| Description: | The Alexander Mitchell excursion boat with passengers. |
| 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... |
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| Description: | View of the steamboat the "Lion" on the Mississippi River, at sunset. |
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| Description: | The steamboat Canada at dock; cargo on lower deck, passengers on upper deck, and crowd waiting on the dock. The Canada was built in 1858, dis... |
| 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: | 1906 |
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| Description: | The Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906 near Trempealeau Mountain, then raised and renamed J.S. |
| 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... |
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| Description: | Ho-Chunk ceremonial performers posing on the sandy riverbank in front of a steamboat and rock formation. |
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| Description: | Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posed standing. Chairs are piled on shore at right. Edge of steamboat Dell Queen at left. Bridge... |
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| Description: | Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posing on board. Man with harp on bow. Edge of "Dell Queen" on left. Chairs piled on shore. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell and passengers. |
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| Description: | View of group of passengers posing on the bow of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat. |
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| Description: | Passengers posed on the bow of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat. A bridge in the background is at the top of the image. |
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| Description: | Passengers posing on bow of "Apollo No. 1" steamboat. Two men with drums are on the right. Edge of bridge a is at top. |
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| Description: | Steamboats Alexander Mitchell and Eolah alongside rocks, with passengers posed on the Alexander Mitchell. |
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| Description: | Passengers posing on the "Dell Queen" steamboat. |
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| Description: | Passengers posing on the "New Dell Queen" steamboat. Bow of second steamboat on right. Bridge in background. |
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| Description: | Passengers disembarking the "Dell Queen" steamboat at Cold Water Canyon. |
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