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Relaxing on Deck

Date: 08 29 1977
Description: Ferry boat passengers on the deck of the SS City of Midland sun themselves as they cross Lake Michigan from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ludington, Michi...
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New Year's Trip to Ashland

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people standing on board a passenger ferry bound for a New Year's trip to Ashland.
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Rowboat and Ferry

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: A rowboat full of passengers floats alongside a ferry, which travels between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, and Rising Sun, Indiana. On the side of the ferry are s...
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Steamship "Island Queen"

Date: 1930
Description: View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ...
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Salamanca Ferry

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Description: View of the ferry carrying passengers across the Allegheny River near Salamanca, New York's Island Park. Many passengers are on board the ferry, and in the...
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Ferry Carrying an Automobile

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Description: View of a ferry carrying an automobile and several people across the river. The ferry is headed toward Delaware Cliff Camp.
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Cable Ferry

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Description: View of a cable ferry, near the Karamac Inn, carrying a horse-drawn vehicle and passengers across the Delaware Water Gap. The shoreline is in the backgroun...
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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Transporting Wagon and Work Horses over Water

Date: 1908
Description: Men, women and children transporting horses and a loaded wagon across a river on a ferry.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1961
Description: View from shoreline of a woman standing on a riverbank waving at the Merrimac ferry.
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Surveying the Bow of the Milwaukee

Date: 08 03 2014
Description: Underwater view of an archeologist examining the bow of the Milwaukee.
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Survey of the Milwaukee

Date: 08 03 2014
Description: Underwater view of an archeologist surveying the site of the sunken Milwaukee. The archeologist is swimming over a measuring tape, which runs from t...
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S.S. Badger

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Description: Four views of the S.S. Badger: the upper passenger deck, the captain at the helm, the car hold, and the ship itself.

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