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Ferry Boat
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View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" painted on it. There are buildings on the far shoreline.
1921
Gillett, Sherwin
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River Front
1921
A man and a child pose on the dock of a paddle ferry boat named "Dewey." An American flag is affixed to the boat, there is a bell attached on a platform near the front, and a sign below the flag re...
Main Street
1921
View down middle of commercial street. On the left, two men pose by a car at an automobile repair shop. The shop advertises Polarine motor oil and Willard Storage Batteries. Next door is George Foe...
Ferry
1910
A man and boy wearing hats and overalls stand on a ferry docked at the shoreline. On the ferry is a car. The far shoreline and low hills are in the background.
Boat Landing at Armson's Report — Lake Mason
1926
View from shoreline of boat landing. A boy rows a boat nearby, and another boy fishes from a boat resting on the shoreline.
Cassville Cemetery
1921
Rows of tombstones at the cemetery. The gravestone of Myrtle Schmelz is legible.
Dennison House
1921
View across railroad crossing of the Dennison House hotel. A man is sitting on the porch. The building features a widow's walk. There is a bluff in the far background.
