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Steamer Quincy at Levee
1910
The sidewheel packet, Quincy, tied up at the levee. Bridge in background. Later named J.S. Caption reads: "Steamer Quincy at Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
The Arkansas and Other Boats at the Levee
circa 1870-1879
The sternwheel packet, Arkansas, next to a barge with other steamboats at the levee in Winona between 1870 and 1880. Railway cars are on a siding in the yard next to the levee.
Steamboat "Clyde"
1870
The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultural implements, plows, are lined up along th...
Levee with Steamboats
March 18, 1905
Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
Excursion Boats, St. Paul, Minnesota
Caption reads: "Excursion Boats, Foot of Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minn." People are standing along the wharf, and crowds of people are on the boats. The boat in the left foreground has a sign that...
Queen of the Mississippi Steamboat at Shoreline
October 12, 2017
View from Riverside Park towards the Queen of the Mississippi steamboat. Pedestrians are along the sidewalk in the foreground.
