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Michigan Transit Corporation Vacation Trips

Date: 1930
Description: Cover from schedule showing passengers relaxing on the deck of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel.
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Michigan Transit Corporation Vacation Trips

Date: 1930
Description: Pages 1 and 2 from the schedule describes the schedule and ports of call for the "Manitou" and the "Puritan".
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Village of Folle-Avoines

Date: 1842
Description: A Menominee village as depicted by Francois, Comte de Castelnau, a French naturalist and diplomat who visited the Green Bay area about 1838. The detailed, ...
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Moonlight scene on the Mississippi River, Excursion Steamer "J.S."

Date: 1906
Description: The sternwheel excursion, "J.S." in the moonlight on the Mississippi River taken in 1906.
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Flyer for Sternwheel G.W. Hill

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Description: Advertisement for the sternwheel excursion, G.W. Hill, with an engraving of the sternwheel docked at the riverside, and a description of its feature...
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"North American" Saturday Menu

Date: 07 04 1931
Description: Front of dinner menu for the "North American" for the season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Illinois...
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Transit Company Dinner Menu

Date: 07 04 1931
Description: Inside of Saturday dinner menu for the "North American." Includes drawings of Niagara Falls, New York, Old Fort Mackinac Island, Michigan, Michigan Bouleva...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) with Minarets

Date: 1891
Description: Chromolithograph of the third Wisconsin State Capitol with a U.S. flag atop the dome. The colored illustration was produced by the Milwaukee Lithography an...
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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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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1831
Description: Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti...
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"South American" Luncheon Menu

Date: 1928
Description: Front of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American" for season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Il...
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"South American" Tuesday Luncheon Menu

Date: 1928
Description: Inside of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American." Includes drawings of Niagara Falls, New York, Old Fort Mackinac Island, Michigan, Michigan Boulev...
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International Harvester Paint Chart

Date: 1940
Description: Flyer containing paint chips for repainting International Harvester tractors and farm machines. The chart includes "Harvester Red Varnish Enamel for Farm M...
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Cover of Songs of S.S. North American

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Description: Cover from songbook used on the "S.S. North American." Back cover advertises the sailings of the "North American" and "South American." Includes pic...
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Songs of "S.S. North American"

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Description: Pages 1-2 of the Songbook for the "S.S. North American" includes an index and the lyrics for 2 songs.
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A Week's Cruise on the Great Lakes, Cover

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company schedule in the Great Lakes Country, depicts a man and a woman watching a ship; either the "N...
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A Week's Cruise on the Great Lakes, A Vacation Trip to be Remembered

Date: 1931
Description: Describes the comforts and safety of the two Americas, the screw passenger cruise vessels, the "North American" and "South American".
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A Week's Cruise Aboard S.S. North American, S.S. South American

Date: 1931
Description: Describes the accommodations of the crew passenger cruise vessels, North American and South American. Includes pictures of typical staterooms...
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A Week's Cruise on the Great Lakes, Romance on Friendly Decks

Date: 1931
Description: Describes the advantages of a vacation on a cruise of the "North American" and "South American".
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A Week's Cruise on the Great Lakes, Life at Sea is so Different

Date: 1931
Description: Describes the amenities aboard the "North American" and "South American".

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