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Alma from across the Mississippi River
circa 1890-1899
Alma from across the Mississippi River. Steamer 'U.S. General Barnard" is at a landing.
Beef Slough Near Alma
1890 - 1899
Lumber raft in the water near the shoreline with two paddle wheel steamboats and a bluff in the distance.
Steamer "Saint Paul"
circa 1890-1899
Steamer "Saint Paul" of the St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul Line.
Steamer "L.W. Barden"
circa 1890-1899
Steamer "L.W. Barden" at a landing, with ten men, possibly the boat's crew, on board.
Swing Boom, Beef Slough
circa 1890-1899
Two men on an 1,150 foot long swing boom above Alma, which is in the distance on the opposite shoreline.
