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Steamboat Quincy Sinking in the Mississippi River
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Group of people stand on pier near the Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906. It was raised and renamed the J.S. There are men on the boat, and there is a diver standing on a ladder next to the pier.
1906
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Steamboat Quincy
1906
The Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906 near Trempealeau Mountain, then raised and renamed J.S.
Sunken Boat "Quincy"
March 20, 1905
Bow of the sidewheel packet, "Quincy," sunk in 1906. People are standing on temporary pier beside her. Later raised and renamed the "J.S."
Steamer Quincy on Mississippi River
The stern view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, on the Mississippi River. Later named J.S.
Sinking Boat Quincy
March 20, 1905
Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Later renamed the J.S.
Sunken Steamboat Quincy
1906
View across water towards the steamer Quincy, of the Diamond Jo Line, partially sunken into the Mississippi River and listing to port near the shoreline. Two people are on the shore on the left nea...
Passenger Steamboats
View from shoreline of two passenger steamboats on the Mississippi river near Clinton. Several children and adults wait on shore. A tugboat is nearby in the river, and another small vessel is near ...
