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City of Glasgow Under Water

Date: 08 03 2013
Description: View from above the surface of the sunken barge City of Glasgow.
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Frank O'Connor Steering Quadrant

Date: 08 07 2004
Description: View of the steering quadrant of the wrecked stream screw Frank O'Connor at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Niagara Paddle Wheel

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Description: View of the paddle wheel of the wrecked steamer Niagara at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Documenting the Australasia

Date: 2009
Description: Archaeologist documenting the wreckage of the Australasia at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Australasia Hull

Date: 10 2009
Description: Archaeologist documenting the hull of the Australasia at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Lucerne Machinery

Date: 2004
Description: View of an archaeologist documenting the capstan and windlass from the wreckage of the schooner Lucerne at the bottom of Lake Superior.
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Lumberman Divers

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Description: Archaeologists examining the wreckage of the Lumberman at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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Appomattox Keelsons

Date: 08 2007
Description: An archaeologist investigates floor keelsons near the bow of the Appomattox.
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Sunken Steamboat Quincy

Date: 1906
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...
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Ruined Hull of Steamer J.S.

Date: 05 25 1910
Description: A man stands on the wreckage of a burned steamer in the Mississippi River near the shoreline. There is a small boat and a barrel nearby. Bluffs are in the ...
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Wreck of Charles N. Ryan

Date: 04 18 1897
Description: Schooner Charles N. Ryan wrecked in a storm north of Ludington, Michigan on April 18, 1897. Possibly a photograph of the crew being rescued by the L...
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Moonlight Bay

Date: 1915
Description: A ship lies grounded in the shallow waters of Mud Bay (part of Moonlight Bay), off Toft Point.
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Titanic Survivors

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Description: Survivors of the Titanic sinking with Congressman William J. Cary and his Secretary, Richard P. Momsen, in front of the United States Capitol.
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Sinking Boat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Lat...
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Sidewheel Packet Quincy Sinking

Date: 1906
Description: Sidewheel packet Quincy, sinking. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Later renamed 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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Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 09 22 1860
Description: Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ...
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Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 1859
Description: A page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper detailing the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, in 1860. One sketch is of Edward...
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Steamboat in Difficulty

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Description: Elevated view of people along a bridge watching a steamboat in difficulty.
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The Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Date: 1859
Description: A page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with two sketches and a narrative of the sinking of the sidewheeler passenger, Lady Elgin, i...

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