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| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map shows steamship lines and cities along the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermo... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | This map shows steamship lines and cities along the Great Lakes. Portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Ma... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | This illustrated map shows major westward trails from 1785 to 1866: Old Oregon Trail and its deviations, Old Spanish Trail, Lewis and Clark route, Santa Fe... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | The judges for the 1925 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta held at Lake Geneva are shown aboard Commodore Colonel William Nelson Pelouze's steamer "F... |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A description of this photograph provided by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The government river inspection boat with the 'Mystery' tied to her and the 'Bottoms Up'... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the steamer Quincy, of the Diamond Jo Line, partially sunken into the Mississippi River and listing to port near the shore... |
| Date: | 07 04 1905 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards shoreline where a crowd fills a barge which has been fitted with benches, an awning, and American flags for an excursion on Buffalo ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill of Fish Creek and its harbor. A steamer is near the dock. The Peninsula State Park is across the bay. Caption reads: "Harbor View, ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Fish Creek Dock with a boathouse, and a steamer pulling up from the left. A group of people are gathered on the dock. Caption... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Scene at the lake front of Lake Winnebago. A steamer is on the lake, and a rowboat is pulled up on the shore near a pier. Caption reads: "View on Lake Winn... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Carl looking over the rail of the steamship “Easton”. "Easton was owned by the United States and Dominion Transportation Company which provided regular ser... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Family friend Mackey Wells and Jack Greene aboard the ”Easton.” |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Wreckage from an old steamboat partly submerged in a lake. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The "John A Donaldson" steamer in Green Bay Harbor. Caption reads: "Harbor View, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Steamer "Harriet A. Hart," with many passengers on board, and smoke coming out of the smokestack. Caption reads: "Steamer Har... |
| Date: | 08 1915 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of a steamboat on Rainy Lake near Kettle Falls. In the background is borrow pit for construction of Kettle Falls Dam. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Steam Tender towing a bateau on a lake (probably Basswood Lake). |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The funnels (smokestacks) of two large steamships are visible over warehouse buildings on a pier of a southern American port. Both ships have nautical flag... |
| Date: | 08 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a coal barge pushed by a stern wheeled steamboat heading upstream from the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 9 north of Prairie du Chien,... |
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