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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operat...
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Witches' Gulch with Steamboat Alexander Mitchell

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Description: Mouth of Witches' Gulch and downstream, viewed from cliff. Steamboat Alexander Mitchell at mouth of gulch. Four canoes are on shore.
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Steamboat "Clyde"

Date: 1870
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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Steamer "Skater"

Date: 1910
Description: View across water of the steamboat "Skater" cruising Lake Superior, with the Bayfield bluffs in the background.
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The "Ann Arbor No. 7"

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Description: View from shoreline towards the screw ferry, "Ann Arbor No. 7." The ferry was later named "Viking," then "Viking I."
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The Arkansas and Other Boats at the Levee

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Description: The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, next to a barge with other steamboats at the levee in Winona between 1870 and 1880. Railway cars are on a siding in...
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Belle of La Crosse at a Landing on the Upper Mississippi River

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Description: The sidewheel packet, Belle of La Crosse, at a landing on the Upper Mississippi River. The sidewheel was built in 1868 and burned while in winter qu...
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The Clyde Pushing a Tow

Date: 1899
Description: The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board.
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Sternwheel Steamboat J.S.

Date: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion boat, J.S., at a landing at Cassville. People with umbrellas wait on shore. Inscribed Souvenir J.S. The J.S....
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Steamboat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: The Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906 near Trempealeau Mountain, then raised and renamed J.S.
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The Gypsy at the La Crosse Levee

Date: 1900
Description: Riverboats tied at the levee in La Crosse with the Gypsy in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
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Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion Party

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Description: The sternwheel excursion J.S., loading an excursion party below dock. Horse and cart in foreground. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion P...
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Steamer Quincy at Levee

Date: 1910
Description: The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La...
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The "Thistle" Behind a Building

Date: 1900
Description: The sternwheel excursion, "Thistle" on the river behind a building. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The "Thistle" ran between Oshkosh and Omro, via Butte d...
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Larks Hotel

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Description: Elevated view from Larks Hotel, looking towards Narrows. Adults and children on the ground are looking towards the river. There is a steamboat on the river...
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell" Leaving Kilbourn Landing

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell leaving Kilbourn landing.
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Romance Cliff

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Description: Romance Cliff, downstream from foot. There is a steamboat in the distance.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat 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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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: View of the "Apollo No. 1" steamboat and passengers. The side of the steamboat "Germania" is at left.
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"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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