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Digital Collections
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Excursion Boats at Playland
1928
Elevated view from shoreline of excursion boats docked at Playland near a jetty. People walk on the dock to board the boat, and tables shaded by umbrellas are in the foreground at what appears to b...
The "Okoboji"
circa 1910
A view of the double-decked excursion boat docked at a pier. The boat has many passengers on board, and other people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "The 'Okoboji' at Spirit Lake, Iowa."
Chautauqua Park
View down pier, with people standing at the end, and two sailboats in the water, with the one on the left manned by two men. There is an excursion boat docked at the end of the pier on the right. C...
Excursion Boats
Elevated view from shoreline of a group of excursion boats meeting at the pier.
Long Pier
Elevated view of a long, curving pier on the bay with large sailboats with sails out on the left side, and smaller boats on the right.
Crowded Pier
Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the water on the left. In the background is a...
