Date: | 1901 |
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Description: | The sternwheel excursion, J.S., taken near Wabasha. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Wabasha, Minn." |
Date: | 1910 |
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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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Description: | The stern view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, on the Mississippi River. Later named J.S. |
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Description: | The bow of sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul," at shore. Passengers are on all three decks. Sign on bow reads: "St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul." Later named t... |
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Description: | The screw passenger and freight vessel, "Vernon," docked, with several small boats in the foreground. This ship was lost with all on board off Two Rivers P... |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. The sign painted over the wheel reads: "Keokuk N... |
Date: | 1900 |
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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... |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | The sternwheel excursion, Thistle, carrying an excursion party on the Fox River. The fare from Berlin to Oshkosh, a distance of about 25 miles was ... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Side view of the sternwheel excursion, Thistle with her decks full of passengers. Previously named J.H. Crawford. The Thistle ran betw... |
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: | A man is standing in front of huge blocks of ice at the American Shipbuilding Company. The ship "War Otter" is in the background. A large chunk of ice tied... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | The Superior Shipyards showing steamers "Moran", "Northwest" and "Northland. Caption reads: "Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." |
Date: | 1892 |
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Description: | Text at bottom reads: Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." Whaleback steamer in the shipyards of the American Steel Barge Company. |
Date: | 1892 |
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Description: | Text at bottom reads: Ship Yards — McDougall Whaleback. West Superior, Wis." Captain Alex McDougall's whaleback steamer in the shipyard of the American Ste... |
Date: | 06 25 1910 |
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Description: | The wreck of the sternwheel excursion, J.S., after being destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "This wreck of the Str. J.S. Burned June 25, 1910, now ly... |
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Description: | The tugboat Ashland with several passengers visible on deck. |
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Description: | An early whaleback freight steamship on the Great Lakes. The captain was William M. Bates. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Men in bateaux for the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's log drive on the Chippewa River at Jim Falls. |
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