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Post Office in Rabbit Hash
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Exterior view of the Wilson Riddell general store, with a horse-drawn wagon parked in front. There is a post office and paint shop attached to the store. Several men are standing behind the wagon.
May 26, 1894
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
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WHi 1787
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Rowboat and Ferry
May 26, 1894
A rowboat full of passengers floats alongside a ferry, which travels between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, and Rising Sun, Indiana. On the side of the ferry are signs for Espey and Perkins, Dry Goods, and...
Ferry and Ferryman
May 26, 1894
A ferryman poses on his docked ferry. Two horses are loaded on the ferry.
Logger
June 4, 1894
A logger poses next to a team of horses pulling a load of logs.
Ferry with Sunday Passengers
May 6, 1894
View on the Monongahela River of a ferry with passengers and horse-drawn carriages. There is a bridge in the background.
Men and Boys
May 27, 1894
A small crowd of men and boys in hats on the shoreline seeing the Thwaites family off at the Indian Kentucky River.
Junk Boat
May 27, 1894
Several men pose on the deck of a junk boat called "Ivory Wood No. 3" on the Indian Kentucky River.
