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Unloading the Arkansas
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The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, loaded with gunny sacks of wheat taken between 1872 and 1878. Men are unloading barrels and gunny sacks on a gangplank that crosses some of the wharf barges that are alongside her.
1870
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W013J63
WHi 5631
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The Arkansas and Other Boats at the Levee
circa 1870-1879
The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, next to a barge with other steamboats at the levee in Winona between 1870 and 1880. Railway cars are on a siding in the yard next to the levee.
The Red Wing
1870
The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. The sign painted over the wheel reads: "Keokuk Northern Line Packet Redwing." There is a bridge i...
The Red Wing on the Upper Mississippi River
1882
The sternwheel packet, Red Wing, at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882. There is a bridge behind the boat on the left. Sign painted on side of boat reads: "Keokuk Northe...
The Juniata Pushing a Raft of Lumber
View from raft towards the sternwheel rafter, Juniata, pushing a raft of lumber. The crew is posing on deck. The boat was later named the Red Wing.
Keokuk with Railroad Tracks
circa 1920-1929
The sternwheel packet, Keokuk, at landing with railroad tracks in foregroun. Between 1907 and 1926.
