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Milwaukee River
1874
Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee settlement. People are depicted doing work in boats along the shore. Original is a pen and ink drawing, presumably made as an illustration.
Drawing of Grand Turk on Mississippi River
Drawing of Grand Turk steamboat on the river's edge. Print is part of a series collected in Lewis' "Das Illustririte Mississippithal".
Deep Cutting Lockport
1825
Engraved view of boats being towed by horses through the Erie Canal at Lockport Erie Canal at Lockport. The horses can be seen on a high towpath at right. Several men stand on the top deck of the b...
Ferry Boat
1921
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 ...
Waterfront on the Grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle
1863
View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore.
Fort Armstong
1829
Hand-colored lithograph of Fort Armstrong, based on a drawing by Henry Lewis. Includes boats on the Mississippi River.
