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Steamboat "Bald Eagle" Unloading

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Bald Eagle" unloading on the riverfront. "Bald Eagle" is painted on the top of the ship. Several men are working on and nea...
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Steamship "Island Queen"

Date: 1930
Description: View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ...
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"Keystone State" Steamboat

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Keystone State" in the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The text "Keystone State" is painted on the rear of the ship, but is par...
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Steamboat "Keystone State"

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the steamboat "Keystone State" on the Ohio River. "Keystone State" is painted on the rear of the ship. A small paddle ship is nearby, and the tow...
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Steamboat "W.T. Gallaher"

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Description: View of the steamboat "W.T. Gallaher" docked in the Clinch River. Two boys are on the boat, and a sign painted on the side and top reads: "W.T. Gallaher." ...
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Steamboat "Virginia"

Date: 1905
Description: View of the steamboat "Virginia" underneath a bridge in the Ohio River near Wheeling. "Virginia" is painted on the rear of the ship. A second bridge is in ...
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"City Of Muskogee" Steamboat

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Description: View of the docked steamboat "City Of Muskogee". "City Of Muskogee" is painted on the rear and top of the boat. Banners reading "Bound For Oklahoma" and "T...
Photograph

Steamboat Rushing Freight

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Description: View of a steamboat transporting freight to Fairbanks. Text on photograph reads: "Rushing Freight To Fairbanks In The Fall."
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Steamboats Docked at Fairbanks, Alaska

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Description: View of several steamboats docked. Boats in the foreground are the "Lavelle Young" and "Isabelle" (text "Isabelle" partially obscured). Boat in the backgro...
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Paddle Steamer "Monarch" and Barges

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Description: View of the paddle steamer "Monarch" and two barges in the river. "Monarch O.E.G." is painted on the rear of the ship. Two men are on the "Monarch" and on ...
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Ferry and Steamboat at Landing

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Description: Elevated view of a ferry boat near a landing. "Gen. Spencer" is painted on the side of the ferry, which is transporting a cart, two children and a man. Sev...
Photograph

Bissell's Ferry Landing

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Description: View of Bissell's ferry landing on the river at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Bissell's Ferry, Instituted 1648. East Windsor Hill Conn."
Photograph

U.S. Snagboat "E.A. Woodruff"

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the U.S. snagboat "E.A. Woodruff" at a wharf. "U.S. Snag Boat E.A. Woodruff" signs are on the side of the boat. A bridge and two paddle ships are...
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1432 : Running The Kilbourn Dam, On Board The Raft - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on a lumber raft steering the raft through the rapids in the Wisconsin Dells.
Postcard

Paddle Steamer "Grand" Stranded on the Wisconsin River

Date: 04 20 1909
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...
Print

Badger State Tobacco Works Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Badger State Tobacco Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of the building, men working on boats moored near the water...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin for the Legislative Manual

Date: 1873
Description: Map of Wisconsin showing counties, county seats, cities with populations over 3,000, and congressional districts. The map also includes rivers, lakes, rail...
Photograph

Car Ferry on Shoreline

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of ferry carrying three automobiles on the Mississippi River. An excursion boat is in the water nearby, and buildings are on the far sh...
Map or Atlas

Former Extent of Lake Winnebago with Southern Outlet

Date: 1875
Description: This map, from G.K. Warren's 1876 Report on the transportation route along the Wisconsin and Fox rivers in the State of Wisconsin between the Mississippi R...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin River Survey

Date: 1875
Description: These maps, from G.K. Warren's 1876 Report on the transportation route along the Wisconsin and Fox rivers in the State of Wisconsin between the Mississippi...

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