Photograph
Boats and Barges On the Mississippi
View across railroad tracks along the shorline of the Mississippi River towards the stern wheeled steamboat General Allen towing barges upriver at LaCrosse. Dark smoke is pouring from the two stacks. The initials "U.S." are painted on the wheelhouse. |
Image ID: | 133580 |
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Creation Date: | before 1943 |
Creator Name: | Moen Photo Service, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
City: | La Crosse |
County: | La Crosse |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 7325.4.1 |
Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
The General Allen was owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1922-1943. Before and after that time she was known as the Minnesota. |
Boats and boating |
Cargo handling |
Railroad tracks |
Steamboats |
Mississippi River |
Shorelines |
Trees |
Outdoor photography |
Barges |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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