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Eagle Bluff and Fountain City
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View across the Mississippi River of Eagle Bluff and Fountain City, with a man in the foreground. The steamer "U.S. Gen. Barnard" is at a landing and a rowboat is in the river.
circa 1890-1899
Gesell, Gerhard, approximately 1846-
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Town on Mississippi River in Winter
circa 1890-1899
View across the Mississippi River showing a town located on a bluff, possibly Fountain City and Eagle Bluff, covered with snow.
Overlooking Fountain City
circa 1900-1909
View, probably from Eagle Bluff, overlooking Fountain City and the Mississippi River.
Men On Bluffs Over Fountain City
circa 1890-1899
Two men posing on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River at Fountain City. Fountain Brewery is visible at bottom right.
Mississippi River View and Bluff
circa 1890-1899
Man standing on bluff with Mississippi River far below in the background.
Children with Rowboat
circa 1890-1899
Group of children playing in a rowboat in a Mississippi River inlet. Alma, Wisconsin is in the background on the opposite shoreline.
Croquet on the Banks of the Mississippi
circa 1890-1899
Three people playing croquet on the banks of the Mississippi River near Alma, Wis. A woman is sitting in a rowboat with a dog nearby in the background.
