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Mississippi River View

Date: 1902
Description: Hand-colored Mississippi River view with steamboat and rowboat in the river.
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The "Lion" Steamboat

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Description: View of the steamboat the "Lion" on the Mississippi River, at sunset.
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Steamer "L.W. Barden"

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Description: Steamer "L.W. Barden" at a landing, with ten men, possibly the boat's crew, on board.
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Steamer "Quincy"

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Description: Steamer "Quincy" of the St. Louis, Davenport, & St. Paul Line in the Mississippi River.
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Steamer "Fury"

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Description: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers steamer "Fury".
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Steamer "Saint Paul"

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Description: Steamer "Saint Paul" of the St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul Line.
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Steamer "E. Rutledge" in Beef Slough

Date: 1885
Description: View from shoreline of the sternwheel steamer "E. Rutledge," owned by Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann's Rock Island Lumber Company, picking up a raft of logs at Be...
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Traffic Jam at Beef Slough

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Description: Three steamers, the "Robert Dodds," the "Stillwater," and, the "Lady Grace," transporting logs in Beef Slough.
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Alma from across the Mississippi River

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Description: Alma from across the Mississippi River. Steamer 'U.S. General Barnard" is at a landing.
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Children with Rowboat

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Description: Group of children playing in a rowboat in a Mississippi River inlet. Alma, Wisconsin is in the background on the opposite shoreline.
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Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River from the bluffs above the city. Photograph was taken after 1902 when the Buffalo County Training School...
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Massasoit Stable

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men and boys near the Massasoit Stable. Two of the men are sitting in a buggy.
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Two Horses Pulling Street Waterer

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Description: Two horses pull a street waterer. When Main Street was a dirt road, the local merchants paid to have it sprinkled during the summer to keep the dust down. ...
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Young Woman in Rowboat with Flowers

Date: 1900
Description: One of Gerhard Gesell's daughters (Wilma or Bertha) sitting in a rowboat holding a bouquet of Mississippi River water lilies. She is seated in the stern, t...
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Boys with Dog

Date: 1895
Description: Two small children in a rural setting with a dog harnessed to a wagon.
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Gesell Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell's five children (l to r: Arnold, Bertha, Robert, Gerhard, and Wilma) posed around a Christmas tree with their gifts.
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Buildings in Alma

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Alma. The Sherman House is in the left foreground. Houses are above and in the background are bluffs.
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Beef Slough Near Alma

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Description: Lumber raft in the water near the shoreline with two paddle wheel steamboats and a bluff in the distance.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: View from below of wood burning locomotive and single car on elevated railroad bridge and approach trestle, somewhere along the upper Mississippi River. La...
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Railroad Crew with Handcar on Trestle Over the Buffalo River

Date: 1890
Description: A railroad section crew poses with a handcar on the trestle spanning the Buffalo River, north of Alma, Wisconsin.

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