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Steamboat "Clyde"
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The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultural implements, plows, are lined up along the shoreline in the foreground.
1870
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The Clyde Pushing a Tow
1899
The Clyde after being converted to a sternwheel rafter, pushing a tow with a locomotive on board.
Belle of La Crosse at a Landing on the Upper Mississippi River
The sidewheel packet, Belle of La Crosse, at a landing on the Upper Mississippi River. The sidewheel was built in 1868 and burned while in winter quarters at Alton Slough in 1881-1882.
Red Wing at Steamboat Landing
1909
The sternwheel excursion, Red Wing, with the excursion barge, Mae, at a landing. Caption reads: "Saint Paul, Minn. Steamboat Landing."
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...
Sidewheel Excursion Boat at Wheeling, West Virginia
March 1866
The sidewheel excursion, Phil Sheridan, at Wheeling, West Virginia in March, 1866. Sign on side of boat reads: "Cincinnati and Wheeling Packet, Phil Sheridan." Barrels are the on shore in the foreg...
The Saint Paul Underway
1904
The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, underway. Sign on wheel reads: "St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul, Diamond Jo Line." Later named the Senator.
