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| Description: | Black and white postcard of the boat landing in front of Cliff House, a resort hotel, in Devil's Lake State Park. Two men show off their catch of seven fis... |
| Date: | 04 20 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a paddle steamer on the Wisconsin River near Boscobel. Written on the hull of the boat is the text: "Steamer-Grand-Stranded-Near-B... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Scene of the town of Alma from the Mississippi River. Alma and the bluffs along the Mississippi are in the far background. A paddle steamer can be seen flo... |
| Date: | 08 03 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Mississippi River and bluffs near Alma. A docked paddle boat is near the shoreline. Caption reads: "A Scene from the River, Alma,... |
| Date: | 12 07 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated photographic postcard view of a paddle steamer towing rafts loaded with logs through an open pontoon bridge on the Mississippi River. Caption read... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across the Mississippi River towards the city of La Crosse. Two riverboats are at the river's edge. Caption reads: "River Front and Harbor, La Crosse,... |
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| Description: | A bathing beach on an island near a bridge, with people in the water and on the beach within an enclosed area. A canoe and rowboat are pulled up on the sho... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the La Crosse Harbor. On the right are two people in a small excursion boat. Along the shoreline is the paddle steamer "St. Paul,... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the paddle steamer "G.W. Hill" on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Steamer G.W. Hill taking excursion out of La Crosse, W... |
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| Description: | View across water towards a paddle wheel steamer moored for the season. Caption reads: "'Sheboygan' in Winter Quarters, Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 04 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Le Fevre' Coming Through Bridge, Winneconne, Wis." A steamer passes through the "lost through truss swing bridge" over the W... |
| Date: | 10 11 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Thistle,' Winneconne, Wis." Many passengers pose on the deck of a steamer on Lake Winneconne. The shoreline in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin." The steamboat "Apollo No. 1" at the Dells Boat Landing on the Wisconsin River. A building and ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Winnebago' at Dells Boat Co. Landing, The Dells, Kilbourn, Wis." The steamboat "Winnebago," with passengers, at the Dells Bo... |
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