Photograph
The LADY FRANKLIN in Prairie du Chien
| Steam-powered car designed to run on ice across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The LADY FRANKLIN made one successful trip across, but was then abandoned while the inventor-builder, Norman Wiard of new York, tried to raise money. |
| Image ID: | 103676 |
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| Creation Date: | 1859 |
| Creator Name: | Hesler, Alexander |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
| County: | Crawford |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin Thematic Panels Project, 1965-1967 and 1982-1984 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 5000.750-757.0754 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8.375 x 6.5 inches |
| Appears in Thematic Panel Image ID: 102609 Ex coll. Judge Daniel H. Johnson/Elista Amanda Johnson (or Johnston?) / Mrs. Henry Sprague / J.C. Prien. Original mount die-stamped: “Hesler artist 113 Lake St. Chicago.” |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Industrial buildings |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and symbols |
| Railroad tracks |
| Railroads |
| Steamboats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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