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Steamboat "Canada"

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Description: The steamboat "Canada" at dock; cargo on lower deck, passengers on upper deck, and crowd waiting on the dock. The "Canada" was built in 1858, dismantled in...
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The Arkansas and Other Boats at the Levee

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Description: 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...
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The "G.W. Hill" with its Gangplank Lowered

Date: 1922
Description: The sternwheel packet, "G.W. Hill," docked with its gangplank lowered and no one on deck. Later named "Island Maid."
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The "Keokuk" at a Landing

Date: August 1913
Description: The sternwheel packet, "Keokuk," at a landing during August, 1913. Several people watch from shore. The "Keokuk" operated between Keokuk and Quincy, Illino...
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The "Keokuk" at the Winona, Minnesota Levee

Date: 1858
Description: Elevated view of the sidewheel packet, "Keokuk," at the Winona, Minnesota levee between 1858 and 1866. A barge and railway cars are in the foreground.
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The "Keokuk" Underway

Date: August 1913
Description: The sternwheel packet, "Keokuk."
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"Keokuk" with Railroad Tracks in Foreground

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Description: The sternwheel packet, "Keokuk," at landing with railroad tracks in foreground between 1907 and 1926.
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The "Red Wing" on the Upper Mississippi River

Date: 1882
Description: The sternwheel packet, "Red Wing," at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882.
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The "Saint Paul" near Lansing, Iowa

Date: 1904
Description: The sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul," on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Small boats drawn up to bank in foreground. Later named "Senator."
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The "Saint Paul" Underway

Date: 1904
Description: The sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul," underway. Sign on wheel reads St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul, Diamond Jo Line. Later named the "Senator."
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Steamer St. Paul on Mississippi River

Date: 1909
Description: An aerial view of the sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River taken in 1909. St. Paul, Minnesota is seen in the background. Later...
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The "Red Wing"

Date: 1870
Description: The sternwheel packet, "Red Wing," at a landing on the upper Mississippi River between 1870 and 1882.
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Steamboat "Golden Era"

Date: 1863
Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Golden Era," which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orleans i...
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The Steamer Ellen Hardy

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the steamer Ellen Hardy at dock. Text on the bottom left reads: "'Ellen Hardy' at Pr-Du-Sac. in 1870." The Ellen Hardy belo...

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