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Lady Elgin at dock
A sketch of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, at her wharf in Chicago, Illinois.
The "Milwaukee" Sidewheel
The sidewheel passenger and freight, "Milwaukee," at Dewey Hill, Grand Haven, Michigan, at the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot.
Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River
The stern view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, on the Mississippi River. Later named J.S.
Lady Elgin Docked
circa 1859
Lithograph from Frank Leslie's Illustrated News of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin, at her wharf in Chicago, Illinois in 1860. From a photograph taken on the day prior to her sinking. Sign on h...
The Tashmoo
The sidewheel excursion, Tashmoo. Inscribed on back: For chapter 18, Mills, James C., Our inland seas.
The Tashmoo
March 19, 1905
View across water toward the left side of the sidewheel. Caption reads: "The 'Tashmoo,' Port Huron, Mich."
